BIRTHDAY GET-TOGETHER WITH OLD FRIENDS

On my last full day in Los Angeles, I was worn out from a very full week.

But it was the day I invited three old friends to come play with me at Shane’s Inspiration playground.

The first to arrive was Sebastian!

We got right to juice drinking and cupcake decorating.

The little boy behind Sebastian is his new brother, Charles.

Then Veronica came and joined us at the decorating table.

Last but not least, Andy arrived and we compared sandy hands.

Andy’s sister, Nicholena, was just a baby when we left three years ago.

After decorating our cupcakes, it was time for me to blow out the candles on my self-decorated cake. It was fun seeing all of my old buddies again!

After hanging out with my friends, I went out to ice cream with Uncle Mike and Aunt Sarah. For some reason, I wrote numbers on their palms.

And drew airplanes and amusement parks before having to say goodbye.

BYE, ANDY!

I said goodbye to Andy yesterday. We went to Pan Pacific Park and he brought his cars and we played together for almost two hours. We had so much fun! It was such a beautiful day, I stayed for two more hours after he left to play cars on my own. I’ll miss you, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

Bye, Andy!

FALL FESTIVAL

Yesterday, we headed over to The Grove and the Farmer’s Market to hang out with Andy! We played with trains at the Barnes & Noble, then went to the Fall Festival where they had the weirdest petting zoo ever (cows and goats…and a deer…and a KANGAROO.)

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

LACMA

Yesterday, Andy and I went to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. First, we played in the “spaghetti” and chased each other around the plaza. Then we headed over to the Boone Children’s Gallery to learn the art of East Asian brush painting. I painted several masterpieces. (Oh, and I tried some of Andy’s gummy bears!)

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

LACMA

NICHOLENA’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Andy’s sister, Nicholena, turned one year old and I went to her birthday party yesterday. I played with a ball and searched for rocks with Andy!

Andy turned three years old a couple weeks ago, so I made them both birthday cards. Thank you to Sebastian’s Mom and Dad for the stickers!

Nicholena's birthday party

Nicholena's birthday party

Nicholena's birthday party

Nicholena's birthday party

Nicholena's birthday party

Nicholena's birthday party

Nicholena's birthday party

Nicholena's birthday party