We had a fun-filled 4th of July here in
California. The morning started off with a flag raising ceremony and
breakfast at Grandma's church. Of course, it was quite chilly for
us. It was probably the
first time I’ve had the Declaration of Independence read to me.
Mid-morning, we headed to Grandma’s work to watch a
little local parade. The
neighbors around the facility dressed up patriotically and paraded through the
grounds. There were adults,
kids and dogs all decked out. Some
of the kids were on bikes others were on skateboards and scooters. When it was over, we went for a walk
along the beach. We
happened to walk behind Mitt Romney’s house. He goes to church with my mom, so we've seen
him quite a few times. Of course, we didn't see him or his family.
He is out campaigning.
That afternoon, we
headed out to the desert for a pool party at Aunt Vicky’s house (Papa’s
daughter). It was warmer
out there, but still a little nippy for a pleasant swim. The kids jumped in though. We also had picnic/bbq food. The kids and Papa got temporary
patriotic tattoos. That
might have been their favorite part of the party.
Later, we headed
to the San Diego Zoo to watch Paige’s boyfriend and his band perform. They have a contract to play every day
this summer. I’m sure we’ll
see them quite a few times during this trip. For today, I’ll just post
pictures. By the way, they
are a steam punk band, which is why they are wearing robot costumes.
Lexi was able to get in on the zoo's hula hoop contest. It wasn't an easy task for her since her pants kept slipping. She continually had to slow a little to pull them up without missing a beat. There were quite a few kids & adults that got cut. Lexi made it down to the final 2 and was keeping up with the tricks until her hoop dropped. It was just too difficult to pull her pants up, do the tricks, walk around and hula hoop all at the same time. She won the same prize as the first placed girl though. I'm sure Lexi will get more chances to win the zoo hula hoop contest while we're here.
We ended the night
with dinner at the Big Kahunas, which is one of our favorite spots here. The kids were quite exhausted though. They had little pizzas. We headed home and they were asleep
before we arrived.
Temporary Tattoo
San Diego Zoo
Hula Hoop Practice
Hula Hoop Contest
Final 2
