Let's Go Angels!

As an end to our summer we decided to squeeze in an Angel game. We might not have all been feeling great (a bug made it's way through the family), but our team did great and the Angels won, the kids got a free rally monkey, and the tickets were only five bucks! For a bonus it was fireworks night too - I love fireworks!

The Justice League - Junior Division

Our kids are so SUPER, we've decided to investigate the Junior Division of the Justice League. We've got some costumes and names in the works...What do ya think??

Kyler...

Night Boy

Brainy and Talented, Mean and Nasty aka B.A.T.M.A.N.

The Pale Knight

The Cranky Crusader

Konner...

Mr. Lightning Blue Eyes

Flash and Burn

Bolt

Flash Dance

Kassidy...

Sassy Girl

Supreme Queen

Smarty Pants

Super Duper Cutie

Well...it's a work in progress. We'll update you on the status of our applications!! (Wink - Smile)

Argh!

Tattooed children

Plus

Foam swords

Plus

A face painted five o'clock shadow and eye patch

Plus

Canons and a carousel

Equals

A fun afternoon at the Pirate Festival at Shoreline Village

Argh mateys!!

Zany Z Day

The letter Z! We have reached the end, so it was of course time for a trip to the zoo! We decided to take our trip to the LA Zoo. Of course we had a major focus on zebras today (it was Kyler's favorite), but there were so many other great things to see. The gorilla exhibit was awesome and the giraffes so cool. Kyler loved the big fat hippo, the tigers and the lions. There were some cool alligators including Reggie, a celebrity around here. The meerkats, kangaroos, and the koala were cute. Kyler was obsessed with the map the whole time, following our progress on it, making sure we didn't miss anything. Kassidy got tons of practice using her sign language all day long. Konner was just chilling most of the day (a nice alternative to the needy other two). Kyler got to take home a zebra of his own - he even named him Zeke. It was a zoopendous day! After a photo op with our very own zebra back at home it was off to bed to catch some Zs.

Things we also learned:

Places we go- zoo, Z pizza

Foods we eat- zucchini

Things around us- Zamboni, zebras

Activities we do- zig-zag, zip

Yummy Y Day

The letter Y! For starters, our morning snack was to eat some yogurt (of course with a yellow spoon). Then for lunch we ate at Yoshinoya. We then just had to top it off with some dessert from Yogurtland. As luck would have it we parked next to a bright yellow car, so I borrowed it for a picture backdrop. Kyler tried his hand at a yo-yo. No tricks yet - we're still trying to master winding it up! Before bed we had did a little yarn craft activity and had dessert again (!!) - a York peppermint patty.

Things we also learned:

Places we go- YMCA, Yoshinoya, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Yogurtland

Foods we eat- yogurt, York peppermint patty

Things around us- yarn, yo-yo, yachts, yard, yearbook, yellow jackets, yellow pages

Activities we do- yawn, yodel, yelp, yell, yoga

Xciting X Day

The letter X! X is a hard one, so we did what we could. Kyler did a little xylophone playing this morning. After lunch we went to the Bellflower courthouse where Kyler's backpack took a spin on the x-ray machine. Then we found some X-Men figures to buy and fight with. When we got home we went on an adventure around the neighborhood to find some Xs. We found several and have included their pictures.

Things we also learned:
Things around us- x-ray machine, X-Men, xylophone
Activities we do- Xerox