Sunday, April 13, 2008

Philly trip

We arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon.
It took Laura a little bit to warm up to all of her relatives.
She had fun with my young cousins.We visited my mom's grave Then went to dinner at King Buffet.

On Thursday, my dad, Laura and I drove down to D.C. and picked up my brother. Then there was more eating at a Korean buffet.
We visited my aunts (dad's sisters) in northern VA.
Laura kept herself busy with some physical exercise.
The weather was gorgeous so we walked around outside. On our way back to Philly, we picked up my sister at the train station.
She brought some gifts for Laura including this jellybean pooping rabbit.

Friday, we just hung out.
My brother seems to be having much more fun on the swings than Laura.
Laura picked some flowers for my mother.
We also enjoyed some Rita's water ice.
On Saturday, we picked up Ymo's fiance at the train station and went to get some Philly cheesesteaks at Jim's Steaks. It was just ok. Laura didn't want any and only licked the ketchup.
We walked around South Street and got more Rita's!
Later that afternoon, more of my family came over to go to the Memorial service at my dad's church.
We visited the grave site before the service.
The service was actually very beautiful and they did a wonderful job. It was good seeing many of my parent's friends and reuniting with my family.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Sunday: last full day in San Diego

Sunday was spent relaxing and looking around La Jolla. After dinner, I took Laura swimming at the hotel pool and by 8pm, her eyes were glazed over like a zombie. She slept a good 12 hours.

Saturday night with Maya

We were invited by one of hubby's friend's place for dinner. You may remember Maya from her Princess/Cinderella birthday party that Laura went to. She's about 6 months younger than Laura and they were instantly friends. Laura was also in heaven with all of Maya's girly toys.

Monday, April 07, 2008

Saturday: April 5, 2008 Sea World

Wow. Talk about pricey. The tickets were about $50 each!Laura and I went to all the shows.
We watched the Shamu (or as Laura says: Shambu) show twice.
She wouldn't touch the sting rays.
We waited in this horrendous line for the Sesame show 4D movie. It was pretty entertaining. The seats would vibrate and thump with events on the screen and spray water on you when there was water on the screen. Needless to say, Laura got spooked and we had to leave after about 10 minutes. Literally, she ran out and I had to run after her.