Lots of stuff

We've had a lot going on here recently, lets see...  Ella's has been going to friends house's lately, something she likes a lot.  And we have had a couple of her friends over as well.  We even took one of her friends, Olivia, with us for a hike.  We went to Vazquez Rocks county park, in Aqua Dulce, just a little bit outside of Santa Clarita.  It was really cool, with big rock formations.  It's been used in a lot of movies, like Blazing Saddles, and in TV shows too.  I even found out what the name of my new favorite plant is;  Yucca Whipple, there are some pictures of it on our picture site.  

Next we went to the zoo with Tom, Cici, Nick and Paul.  It was super fun.  We were there at the end of the day so it wasn't that crowded, but a lot of animals were also inside being fed.  We did get to see the seals being fed, which was great because they do this hilarious shuffley thing, called galumphing, up to the area where the trainers feed them.  Ella expanded her embossed penny collection as well, adding an Alligator and a Koala, it think.  Afterward we went to Prizzie's a really good pizza place by Nick and Paul's.  The have super delicious breadsticks that are covered in olive oil, parmesan cheese and garlic.  They were great.

Ella had here first dance recital last saturday, and she absolutely loved it.  She danced to 'Hot Hot Hot' and had on a cute black flapper dress with neon polka dots and fringe.  We video taped it, but we our software for our video camera only works on a PC, so I can't get the images on our mac to upload just yet, but I'm working on it.    There are lots of pictures from Vazquez rocks, some from the Zoo and from the Cubs game we went to as well.  We watched them beat the Dodgers, and Ella got a Los Angeles hat.  It's pink and white the the Dodgers LA logo on it, but she likes to say it's not a Dodgers hat.  

Anything else... I've got 2 new second cousins Olivia Hurubean and Julia Smith.  Julia looks adorable, and I'm still waiting to see pictures of Olivia, ahem ahem.

Oh yeah, Shelley it pregnant, which I think most of you know by now.  She had her second doctors appointment today and everything is looking good.  Ella is very excited and has thought up a bunch of names including Noodlehead, Vaughn, Rachel, and Nate.  I think Noodlehead is for if its a girl.   We are of course very excited.  The baby is due December 22, so we are going to be Californian's for a while longer.    Luckily Southern California has some cool apartment buildings, so we are looking to move into one in late July or early August.  

Well, I guess that's all for now.  I'll get the video up as soon as I can.