Friday, August 31, 2012

August in the HB

The weather was nice and hot in August. In between all our travels we found some time to go down to the beach.
Mom would bring along the blow up pool for us to play in. 
The water would get nice and warm in the sun. It was nice to play in the ocean and then come get in the "jacuzzi"
I even got in a couple surfing sessions with my dad.
We LOVE living in Huntington Beach!

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Call Me Slick

Captain Slimes here.
Mom is always complaining about my crazy hair.
Dad slicked it back after my bath to make her happy.
What do you think.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Mammoth Madness

My Uncle Jeff and Aunt Jen have an awesome condo in Mammoth. We were lucky to get invited to go with them at the end of this summer. It was so pretty up in the mountains and the weather was perfect!
Their family likes to go mountain biking in the summer. I am still too small to go but Dad went with the crew. You get to ride the gondola up to the top of the mountain with your bike and then head down.

Uncle Jeff, Buzz, Dad, Brooke, and Kate head down the mountain! 
(Aunt Jen was taking the awesome picture)
After Dad got back in the afternoon we all took a ride up the gondola just to look around.
Good thing we aren't afraid of heights!
Here is one of the beautiful views from the top. I can't believe people go down this thing on bikes!!
Me and Slimes with the Mammoth
Mammoth is super close to Yosemite. Aunt Jen heard about some natural water slides so we headed out one day to find them. Buzz was kind enough to be my hiking buddy:)
Slimes got to ride, lucky.
Just taking a little rest.

Family Christmas Card

We hiked for a while but couldn't quite find the exact spot. This spot looked like a cool slide so we stopped to try it out. I went down, Kate went down, and Buzz went down. Then Mom said "what are those little black things all over you?" Oh don't worry....just little worms!!!!!!!
All three of us had them on us. After some screaming and washing we decided to find another spot.

Uncle Jeff found this spot. No slide, but it had a sweet swimming hole.
The water was freezing! But I loved it.
So did Slimes! 
There was a shallow entry that he could play around in.

Even Mom and Aunt Jen got in! They didn't want to feel left out.
Peeing, like a boy.
After a while we started hiking back on the other side of the river. As we got close to the end we finally found the slides!! It was getting cooler but we couldn't leave without trying it out. Uncle Jeff went first to make sure it was safe. When he gave the thumbs up we all got in.

Dad and I went train style a couple of times.

I went down once solo...with Uncle Jeff at the bottom ready to pull me out. Every one went, even Mom! It was a blast.
Up by the gondola was a kid adventure park. They had a rock wall, zip line, and bungee trampoline. Kate, Buzz, and I decided to spend a few hours testing everything out.
I was a little nervous about the rock wall but I kept at it until I made it to the top.
I think the zip line was my favorite.
I had so much fun flying through the air.
Kate and Buzz were doing back flips on the bungee trampoline. I was pretty happy just jumping up and down.

Our last day there we got up early to go fishing. I even got my own little Batman pole! I didn't end up catching anything but it was totally fun.
To end the day we rented bikes and a bike trailer. A trolley takes you up to the top of a trail and you get to ride down on a paved path. 
Slimes and I got the easy job. It was awesome because we were going so fast!
We went past a bunch of lakes that were so beautiful.
We had so much fun that when we got to the bottom we loaded the bikes back on the trolley to do it again. Sadly after a second trip down we loaded up the car and drove home. 
It was such a fun filled trip!


Friday, August 24, 2012

Four Crazy Days of Disney

Every year my Hawaii cousins come for a fun week at Disneyland. I was lucky enough to stay at the Paradise Pier for the week and enjoy 4 glorious days of Disney with them!

I always beg Mom to go in the pool at the hotel. This year we had an evening free of Disneyland so we headed to the pool. It was blazing hot outside so it was nice to cool off. I pretty much rode the water slide non stop!

There was a wadding pool right next to the slide so it was perfect for Slimes to play in and for Mom to watch both of us. 
We went straight from the pool to the hotel restaurant (hence Jude has no shirt on). The characters only come at breakfast, so Jude and I hit the stage to give everyone some entertainment.
Mom and I drug our butts out of bed at 6:30 one of the days to hit magical morning. We wanted to hit all the rides in Cars Land before the crowds got there. As luck would have it Radiator Springs Racers was not running, so Uncle Greg got in the LONG line for the fast passes. Me, Enna, Cozi, Bria, Catie, and Mom went for a spin on Lugi's Flying tires.

You move the floating tires by leaning either front, back, left, or right. 
Red, the fire truck, was out for photo ops.
We also hit up Tow Maters Junkyard Jamboree. It is such a fun ride!
There are lots of different songs the tractors dance to.
The best part? No wait!
Since we went on so many rides at California Adventure (including Grizzly River Rapids twice) we decided to try and ride EVERY SINGLE ride in the park that day. 
Dad and Slimes came and joined us later in the day. Slimes can't go on too many rides so he couldn't do the challenge.
A little Mickey's Fun wheel.
Jamie also joined us later in the day. Hooray for cousins!!
Mom, Cozi, Catie, and Uncle Greg completed the challenge! Mom and Uncle Greg even threw in the trolley car for good measure. 
Cute Cousins! Jude and Lucie.

We had some hot days but managed to find ways to cool off. A little water play....

.....and a few slushies to share.
I've never been in the Innovations exhibit in Disneyland. Uncle Greg loves it so we went in (they are also closing it down in the near future). Uncle Greg played a race car game with me.
Mom left me with the cousins one day to take Jude back for a nap. I felt so old! Jamie is one of my Disneyland Buddies.
Do you like my funny face?
How about this one? Aunt Jen, Brooke, Kate, and Buzz (who I'm sitting next to) also joined us 2 of the days. It was such a blast being there with my cousins. Next summer can't come soon enough!!!! Come back Hawaii cousins.