Summer Trip Part 4: Other SoCal Adventures

 Here are the photos of our other highlights in So Cal.  We felt like the time flew by and we didn't get to do all we wanted to do or see everyone we wanted to see.  But of course we plan to be be back next year!

We always love to visit the Skirball Musuem for their awesome Noah's Ark exhibit.  We also got to do a little art project which the girls, and Grandma, loved.


Inspired by the artistic creativity of the Skirball Noah's Ark exhibit, Grandpa constructed a lioness of various items around the house.  During this trip, Alexis fell in love with Nala (from the Lion King) and was thrilled when Grandpa presented this to her.


We also visited the J Paul Getty Museum and roamed the grounds, listened to a family concert series, ate a picnic lunch, spent time with our Angie friend, and also did a family workshop.


The workshop involved visiting the galleries and observing these Chinese urns that were further adorned with gold by European craftsmen.  We were to sketch the urns and then were able to create our own vessels adorned with gold.






We followed all that up with a trip to Yummy Cupcakes in Santa Monica.  The bakery is aptly named.  They sure were yummy.  Ella got red velvet and Alexis got vanilla/vanilla.  I love that they had this kid-size table available!


We went swimming with friends and enjoyed some of California Pools best work. 




We spent some down time at Grandpa & Grandma's house.... building with blocks & playing in the backyard.


Ella went to the salon to get a haircut.






Laguna Beach with Uncle Vince (and Becca, although I don't have a photo to prove it).








And then, before we knew it, it was time to head back to the Big Apple.  We had a 4 hour layover in Dallas, which turned into a 6 hour layover due to delays.  Thank goodness for the train around the airport (we rode the entire route a few times), and the Pepsi Junior Flyers Club which provided this playspace in the terminal.