OAKLAND, CA - Today we went to the zoo with Grandma. We saw lots of animals that normally live in Africa. There were lions, zebras, elephants, snakes, a really ugly hyena, a really cute meerkat and other assorted insects and reptiles.

There was a petting zoo, a sandbox, and a really fun little pond that had lillypads for us to hop on. It was a really nice day at the zoo...

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - We had a party today for the baby that's in Aunt Julie's tummy. Lots of people came with presents for the new baby - and to have some good food. It was a baseball theme, so the cupcakes that mommy made had baseballs and gloves and grass on them. The grass was coconut - mmmmmmm! They opened lots of nice presents, but my favorite was the jacket and blanket set that Uncle David had when he was a little boy - Jake made a perfect little model.

I can't wait until the baby gets here - it's going to be so fun to have another cousin!

FULLERTON, CA - Happy Halloween! It's been a busy Halloween "season" around here. Last weekend, we got to go to my school carnival and carve pumpkins. For the carnival I was a 50's girl and Jake was a cowboy. Then we went to a party with mommy & daddy's sunday school class where we ALL dressed up like we were from the 50's - it was a lot of fun. This week I got to have a parade at school, get dressed up again and go trick-or-treating last night. I'm exhausted. It was worth it, though, because I got a fair amount of candy. I like candy.

All of a sudden, it's November - almost time for Thanksgiving!