Henry and I, along with Colton, Buffy's oldest, officially took a Spring break this year and headed to California to spend time with the fam. We opted to drive so that Colton could come with us. The boys were fantastic in the car and I am ready to snatch Colton from Buffy so that he can be Henry's big brother. He is so patient and tender with little ones and was my right hand in the car with Henry. While in California we opted against the beach due to a windy forecast and instead spent the day at the LA Zoo. The highlights at the zoo included a newborn giraffe, a hippo, a bear, an elephant, and some chimps that obviously did not know or care that they had an audience. We had a little explaining to do to the boys. Yikes! This day was extra special because Aunt Shelby (above wtih Henry) was able to take a break from her grueling nursing school schedule and go with us. The boys LOVE Shelby and she is so cute with them.
I rented a stroller thinking that Henry might get tired from all of the walking but I couldn't have been more wrong. Henry never wore out while the BIG boys spent most of the time in the stroller. And let me tell you those hills weren't easy with more than 100 lbs in the stroller! Colton also let us all know that his birthday was coming and that he would love to have a surprise birthday party while he was there. We surprised him with silly string (below). He even asked Nana what day she would be throwing it. We did manage to surprise him at the park with a party and we had a good time playing some games, eating ice cream cone cupcakes, and shivering (it was windy and cold that day!)
We spent an afternoon at John's Incredible Pizza in Bakersfield (a less cheezy version of Chuck E. Cheese that includes a go-kart track, fun!) The picture below is of Henry and Max on some sort of Puff the Magic Dragon ride.
We spent an afternoon at John's Incredible Pizza in Bakersfield (a less cheezy version of Chuck E. Cheese that includes a go-kart track, fun!) The picture below is of Henry and Max on some sort of Puff the Magic Dragon ride.One of the best parts of our trip was getting to see the FAVORITE Aunt Crabby and our very good friend Dana. (See picture below, left to right, Colton, Dana, Crabby.) I have corresponded so much with Dana via e-mail that it was so nice to actually get to spend some real time with her and get to know her better. It was also so fun to see Crabby. We got a sitter Friday night and went to Bakersfield to hit Target and TJ Maxx and have dinner at Coconut Joes with Dana, Crabby, Becky and Ann. So fun! I wish we had more time. All in all it was a fantastic trip and it was just what the doctor ordered. But after all, isn't visitng Mom always just what the doctor ordered?
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Love, love, love the pictures. It is kind of wierd to be looking at pictures of Colton when I wasn't there. Thanks again for taking Colton with you. Are the best sissy ever. Like I said before "I am glad that my blood was there representing the Clark fam."
What a fun trip. Sounds like you and Henry had a great time! The fact that the big boys ended up in the stroller is hilarious. And why are chimps always so, shall we say, free? Glad you had some time away with family.
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