Six Flags

Al right I will admit it was not all shopping...we did do a lot of fun stuff...it seems like I do not have any pictures from the time we went to Disneyland for Stephen's birthday!!! That day we let VL be the guide...even though it was Stephen's bday! One cannot say that Stephen did not enjoy it...he did all of the big rides and some of them twice!!! VL also got to spend a few days at the Dream Center and a week later she spent a weekend with the youth camp of our church! At the cream she met Nikki who is pictured with us. Papa and grandma came out to hang out with our DDGZ while we went to have fun at Six Flags. Personally I did not want to do any of the rides ....I did not know that I could take it since I had not done anything extreme for at least 2 1/2 years...when thinking about the pregrancy etc. I passed a lot of the rides and then I started to go...they only did one ride after I started going that I did not do.... and I'm happy I didn't. We did spent a lot of our time dancing with Dance Dance Revolution...pretty fun :o)

Pool Fun

Ok this was taken in the Jacuzzi because they wanted to go crazy with the foam. While VL was here we spent a great deal of our days shopping shopping shopping...its not like there were a lot of things purchased it was just a lot of shopping. Ok so one day I decided to invite our friend and her kiddos and play in the water. It was a great time to spend with a friend, the kids and cooling off and staying home all wrapped up in one day!!! So yes...this is their silly picture...well except for GZ and D that just look cute!

4th of July Weekend

Our weekend off started Thursday night! We were privileged to be able to attend a meeting for your Foursquare God-lovers, followers and servants. It was an experience, I will speak for myself, was life-changing! There were many unsettled issues in my heart where it was mostly the enemy attacking me with lies and God's truth was spoke with love and encouragement! I can't wait for February! The meeting was finished Saturday afternoon and we sure had a hard time saying goodbyes to our new friends...it was a little bit easier for me just because I could not wait to see our DDGZ again!!! It was the most we had been apart since she had been born...I know I'm spoiled I do not need to be told :o) Therefore, we got to have dinner and see the fireworks with our family. We got to sit with the Hartz family and our DDGZ had fun getting to know her cousins a little better. And then it was time to head home :o)

Bowling

Vasilia Luz enjoys a fun game of bowling and so do we, therefore we went one day to play bowling and it was our DDGZ's first time where she actually knew what was going on. She and even had fun having a turn where she threw the ball with Daddy's assistance. There is also a video that hopefully I will get to upload soon :o) I played the worst of coarse even though as a dancer I managed to at least get a good form...now my throwing was a completely different story! lol It is an activity we enjoy nontheless....its not just for the winning :o)

Last Day of fun in California

....that's for my parents that is :o) We had some good pool fun, relaxed and when Stephen got home from work we went out to dinner to celebrate Father's Day two days early, since my dad was leaving the day before the actual celebration. We had dinner at Sisely and we ate outside remembering the many dinners we've had as a family through the years in the cool of the night! I guess I am reminiscing!!! I sure do miss my family all year long but especially in the holidays and summertime :o)

Disneyland

There are so many posts titled Disneyland its unbelievable!!!!! Anyways we went for two days with my parents and sister and we had a lot of fun. Unlike pasts trips where we hustled to do everything we wanted we gave my mom and dad the reigns and let them decide what they wanted to do. It is nice to visit Disneyland that way. I think we have squeezed every ounce of worth out of these passes. Praise God we are able to use them :o) The first day we were also joined by my father-in-law, and then we spent the night close by so that we do not have a long drive to the park the next day! The second day Stephen was not able to join us because of work however we did end up hanging out with friends we have not seen in a really long time!!! I will post a video later with our DDGZ dancing with their sons...super cute!

Palm Springs

She was at the shallow end but it does look like she is swimming. At that trip she started moving/kicking her legs. She is a really cute swimmer :o)









On Sunday we visited a church out in Palm Springs. It was a wonderful and refreshing experience...you see Stephen is not wearing a suit...:o)












Our big sight-seeing adventure was taking the aerial tramway. I knew it would be a little uncomfortable going up but I knew that once we were up in the mountain my family would appreciate the beauty of God's creation! And they did...we could not stop taking pictures. We also enjoyed an tasty lunch at the restaurant that is at the top.







































I do not necessarily like how I look in this picture...however I do like that our DDGZ looks like she is singing a very serious scene from an opera :o)












Our DDGZ never fails to find a fun activity no matter where we go...this trip was climbing inside the kitchen drawer...I want to eat her up!













On our way to Palm Springs (I know the pictures are backward in chronology) we stopped by Rancho to use the restroom and eat something. My favorite restaurant at Victoria Gardens is Sisely (however apparently they did not do good in that area) so they were closed and we ended up going across the street to Lucille's. While I do not necessarily enoy the atmosphere I had no complains for the food and my family got to experience some insane stuff...like a glass that really is a jar and not only that it is also as big as my sister's head!!!