We went to LA last weekend to see Nate's family and had a BLAST! It was Claire's first time on an airplane and she did pretty well. But by the end of the flight she was ready to get off. I felt bad for the nice lady sitting by us...she said, "My, she's a busy baby isn't she?" Nate said, "That's an understatement." That girl just needs to constantly be playing with something...
We got there on Thursday night and Nate's uncle, Joe, took us to this amazing restaurant called Marmalade Cafe. The food was so yummy! I can still taste the halibut...yummm. Then on Friday we left Claire with Nate's mom and aunt Susie and went to Six Flags Magic Mountain for the day. Can I just tell you that if you are looking for a theme park with thrill rides to look no further? Magic Mountain is awesome roller coaster after awesome roller coaster!
We had so much fun spending the day together with just us. The weather was great and the park was pratically empty. We walked onto almost every ride. Here is my favorite ride, "X"!!
One of our other favorites was called Tatsu and they strap you in and the flip you onto your stomach, so it's like you're flying. Nate snuck our camera on and filmed the whole coaster...here it is if you want to watch.
PS-you'll notice all my screaming in the background. I'm such a wuss. :)
PS-you'll notice all my screaming in the background. I'm such a wuss. :)
Then the rest of the weekend we just relaxed and hung out. Here's Claire when she thought she was really funny and put a diaper on her head...
Here she is with her cousin (once removed, I think), Ryan. You can tell she doesn't want to share her pumpkin. :)
Claire even got piano lessons from her talented Grandma! We'd never put her on a piano before and when Nate's mom put her hands on the keyboard it took her a second to understand. But after showing her what to do, she LOVED banging all those keys!
On Sunday the weather was so perfect that we went in the backyard and took some cute pics of Claire. The outfit she's wearing is the outfit that Nate went out and bought when we found out we were having a girl. It was always too big for her, so we're glad she was finally able to fit into it!
Nate's aunt thought Claire looked like a little flower, so we put her in a flower pot for some pics...so funny!
Walking with Daddy...
Smelling flowers with Mom...
Here are some with her favorite pumpkin!
5 comments:
Did you know our back yard used to be Magic Mountain? We always heard the screams from the rides. "X" is a ride you really have to go on to appreciate a true roller coaster :) I love it!! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun in LA.
You just had to take a picture with "X," didn't you? We were jealous enough already :).
Looks like a fun trip. Mel, I love your hat in the first picture. You look so hip! :)
oooo I've been to magic mountian (years ago). I loved it! There are lots of new rides since I've been there...like X and the one you videoed. Sweet video by the way.
what a gorgeous little one you have....
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