FULLERTON, CA - Maybe I'll be a chef or a baker when I grow up. Aunt Julie and Nana let me bake some cookies today. My favorite parts are rolling out the dough, adding frosting, and sprinkling sprinkles. We used orange frosting since Halloween is coming up soon - that was my idea. Happy Harvest Season!

ORANGE, CA - Nana and Tata came down to stay with me this week. They took me to that fun park again. This time, I got to go to the zoo and see all the animals, ride another pony (Eddie this time, Freddy was busy, I guess) and go to the pumpkin patch. It was so fun! Thanks for coming down to see me, Nana and Tata.

PLACENTIA, CA - Grandpa took me to Duck Park today so we could feed the ducks and go down the slide. Wheeeeee, thanks Grandpa!

FULLERTON, CA - Happy 2 1/2 birthday to me! Today is my official 1/2 birthday, so I got to go to Soup Plantation with Julie and Mommy for lunch, and have a cupcake after a good dinner at my house. What a great day!!

IRVINE, CA - Here are some more/bigger pictures from my FUN day at the park with Mommy, Matthew, Mikaela and their mommy. We had fun with "Freddy the Pony", went on the train and in the pumpkin patch. We all took good naps afterwards ;-)

IRVINE, CA - Giddy-up! Thanks for taking me to the park, Mommy. Can you ask Daddy if we can have a pony at our house?

FULLERTON, CA - Daddy puts shaving cream on his face, so why can't I?

OAK GLEN, CA - Our Sunday School class went apple picking this weekend in Oak Glen.. It was peak season up there and there were lot of other people who had the same idea we did. Jenna seemed to really enjoy herself and especially liked picking the apples out of other people's baskets (it was easier than reaching up into the trees - she's no dummy). After a visit to Riley's Farm, we headed over to Los Rios Rancho for a visit to their pumkin patch. After scouring the patch for about 20 minutes, we were told that the section we were in was closed - no wonder there were no good pumpkins there. Oh well, at least we got some cute, fall-themed pictures out of the deal. For more pictures of the weekend you can go here.

TUCSON, AZ - Cousin Angela got married this weekend (to "Mah-kuss"). Can you say Road Trip? Wheeeeee!! I got to watch my movies on the DVD player in the car and play with my friend Jade. I even managed to stay pretty healty on this visit (unlike our last Tucson trip). Cousin Angela looked very pretty in her white dress. The church was big and I got a lot of attention whenever I made any kind of noise. People took turns playing with me outside for part of the wedding. That was fun too. I got to stay up waaaaayyyyyy past my bedtime and eat ice cream in my jammies at the reception, what's not to like about that? Daddy liked the food - he was always going back to get more.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA - Happy Labor Day! Mommy picked the beach for today...what a great idea. I l-o-v-e the beach. Daddy always gets sunburned, though. It's 'cause he's swedish (that's what he says anyways).

BEAUTIFUL LAKE TAHOE, CA - I took mommy and daddy to Lake Tahoe - it's one of our favorite places. We got to go swimming in the lake and in the pool...I think we went swimming every day we were there! On Thursday, we drove around the lake with stops at Emerald Bay and Heavenly Village. I love visiting Aunt Judy's cabin (although I say it "Doodies Dabbin"), I got to see lots of baby chipmunks and birdies...mommy said she saw a bear up here once, but they left us alone on this trip.

I was so excited about each day, that I got up extra early on vacation! I figured it was as good a time as any to watch my favorite girl, Super Cool Dora the Exploradora...

My favorite beach is Sand Harbor...it's actually on the Nevada side of the lake - check out this view! There are usually lots of nice kids to play with there.

SAN LEANDRO, CA - Happy Birthday, Cousin "Izz-ah-beh-wah" ;-)

D-D-D-Dora!! I love watching Dora & Boots - especially at 6:48 a.m. on the couch. (As long as I have my "minkas and pih-rows")

Hey Dad, I know it's your birthday and everything, but I sure would like to go on the merry-go-round at Fashion Island. Thanks, Dad - you're the best...even if you are getting to be an old guy.

Happy Birthday, Mommy! Now can I go to the beach with my friend, Aiden? Thanks!! --Love, Jenna

The cool thing about being two is that even if it's mommy or daddy's birthday - you still get a gift. Check out this hip new outfit that came from Grandma (to help celebrate mommy & daddy's birthdays, of course).

ANAHEIM, CA - I had to drop something off at the stadium this morning so I figured, why not take Jenna and let her run around a bit? Aunt Julie is mad because I taught Jenna to say, "Angels stink!" while holding her nose...Hey - until recently, they did. Now Aunt Julie is working on "Go Angels!" which seems to be going fine, except every now and then she'll see a baseball player on the T.V. and shout out (unprompted), "Aim-dels Nink!!" At least I get a kick out of it, anyways...


Stepping on "Home Plate"

FULLERTON, CA - Jenna's mommy won Teacher of the Year at Maple School for 2005-2006! Pics are from the banquet that was held to honor her on Thursday night. Jenna's mommy rocks!!

Jenna recently acquired a new sandbox (thanks to Aunt Julie). However, if you're 2, it's pronounced "Dan-Bots." It's shaped like a big green turtle and is the perfect size for Jenna. She enjoys using her sand toys to rake and build things, and enjoys it even more if you do it for her. She isn't shy about letting you know she's ready to go in her sandbox (dan-bots) even if it's 7:30 a.m.

FULLERTON, CA - "Miss Cool" on our way to Shirley's house...








Shortly after this pic was taken, she put her glasses up on top of her head (just like Aunt Julie wears them!)

(Happy Birthday, Tata de la Ossa)