LONG BEACH, CA - Grandpa and Grandma are down visiting us this weekend, so I decided it would be fun to head down to the Aquarium in Long Beach.

We loaded up two cars and headed down the 710 to Shoreline Dr. There were lots of people at the aquarium today, but not so many that it felt super-crowded. I got to see lots of fish, be in a parade, touch a stingray, help grandma find all the program-stamping machines and visit some birds. Oh, then we got to go see a really big ship and a lighthouse. We couldn't go IN the lighthouse, though, which was kind of a bummer.

It was a beautiful day - I'm glad I got to spend it with my family!

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - Morgan turned 9 years old today! I got invited to her birthday party tonight. First we had a very good dinner, and then we got to be detectives and solve the mystery of the missing kittens. Finally we got to watch her open presents and have some birthday cake! I got her a "Baby Ally." I hope she likes it!

Grandpa and Grandma H. are down visiting, so they got to come to the party too.

Thanks for inviting me to your party, Morgan - Happy Birthday!!

WALNUT CREEK, CA - I got a new cousin today! Isabella's mommy FINALLY had a baby, and it was a beautiful little girl. They named her Gianna, which I think is a beautiful name. I can't wait to meet her this Christmas.

Congratulations, Isabella! Oh, and Uncle Brian and Auntie 'Bekah too ;-)

FULLERTON, CA - Happy Halloween! Tonight I put my purple fairy costume on and took Jake around town to shout things at strangers and have them give us candy.

We started at the church Harvest Party. I got to play games, decorate a pumpkin, pet some animals, jump in a bounce house and run around with friends. Jake got to sit in his stroller. Be patient, little fella.

After that we headed over to Aiden's house for some pizza - and then it was out into the night to see about some sugar. Morgan and Lindsay met us a little later so we could finish up trick-or-treating with them.

Once we got back to Aiden's house, we got to frost and decorate some cookies - it really was quite a night! I hope you all had as much fun as I did...

LA HABRA, CA - Sean and Anna invited us over for "pizza and pumpkins" tonight. We met lots of friends there, had dinner, and then carved pumpkins. Actually, I'll be honest, the daddies did most of the carving. I lifted the pumpkin onto the table and chose the design (a kitty-cat), but left the grunt work to dad. I was too busy playing with my friend Isabelle to worry about scooping the pumpkin seeds out.

After the pumpkins were done, we had some celebratory cupcakes and then lit all the candles. Thanks for carving my pumpkin, dad! It looks pretty good, even if you did do it backwards...

FULLERTON, CA - Tonight at the library they had a special edition of "Bedtime Bears." We got to come in our costumes, hear spooky stories, sing songs, decorate Halloween cookies and pick out some books to take home. I had a lot of fun! I went as Belle - I'm saving my Fairy costume for Friday night - and met some other princesses that I got to hang out with.

I had a great time. Thanks for taking me, mommy!

FULLERTON, CA - Mommy and daddy's Sunday School class has a costume party EVERY year. Last night was the big event, and I'm always up for a party, so we went. The theme was "Get Your Game On," which meant you could be dressed as any kind of game - sports game, board game or whatever else you could think of.

We went as Angels - even little Jake had a red jersey on. There were lots of kids there and we even got to play a BIG game of duck-duck-goose in the gym after we were done eating.

It was a really fun party! Thanks for setting it up, Mrs. Bridgeford & Mrs. Orr!

CARLSBAD, CA - My friend, Aiden, invited us down to LegoLand today! I had never been, so I was excited. They had so many fun things to do there - there were lots of fun rides, cool legos (of course) a water park to cool off, and even some cars to drive that were just my size. We had a great day there - maybe we'll get to go back soon!

FULLERTON, CA - We went to a carnival at my friend Maddy's school tonight. She's pretty old - I think she's a 2nd grader or something. Anyways, it was a fun little thing to go to. I got to look at and touch some cool bugs, have some good food and play with friends. I even saw Emma there from MY class!

Maddy's little sister, Mikaela was there - she loves my brother, Jake. It was a fun night, thanks for taking me, mom!

FULLERTON, CA - Blast from the past! That's me in the above picture taking my first bites of "solid" food waaaaaaaaayyyyy back in the day. I pulled that one out of the archives since it was Jake's turn to try rice cereal - oh, those were the days. He did pretty good, but seemed more interested in the spoon and bowl that was delivering the cereal, than the cereal itself. Oh, and he liked rubbing it in his hair. Jake, it's not shampoo, little buddy!