So much to do in California

The park

Ah ... the park.

How do you even to begin to write a story about an adventure as big as the park?

At 13 months she was going up the stairs and down the slide all by herself. NO help. She went for hours and hours each day.

When she got the the bottom of the slide she would stand up and throw her hands in the air with a squeal of delight.

She also loved to stop on the stairs, just to look around, or put her fingers in any little nook or cranny she could find. She is definitely a detail person.

And then there was the sand. This was her first experience with sand. She put in her toes and feet, but wouldn't stand up or run around in it. She loved to touch it with her fingers, but with so much else to do, she just couldn't invest the time to really get to know the sand.

Probably the cutest part of the day was after an hour and a half or two hours when she had worn herself completely out. She loved to sit in the swing when she was tired, but wasn't tired enough to go home. She'd swing back and forth and back and forth, just looking and watching. What a doll!