Once she left it was time to pack for Orlando. We spent about 5 days there with my parents and Luke and Marla. We went to three parks in three days, whew! But, we had a blast. Isaiah loved playing in the various fountains all over the parks, and especially enjoyed the animals at Animal Kingdom. His favorite rides were the ones that went around in a circle, like Dumbo. He rode the dinosaur version at Animal Kingdom 4 times. He also enjoyed playing in the rain with Aunt Marla, and pounding on drums with Uncle Luke. Of course hanging with Grandma and Grandpa was a blast, he now asks almost every day to call them.
The day we arrived back in L.A. Eliecer's father and oldest neice, Gloriana, arrived for a two week visit. We stayed in L.A. that night, then left for Fresno the next morning. We had Hispanic Ministry service that night, then celebrated the fourth of July the next day with friends in Easton. They live in the country, so on ground fireworks are permitted. Isaiah preferred watching the fireworks from the window. Too Loud!
We rested over the weekend, and Sunday evening had some friends over for a BBQ. Art proved to be a champ at the grill! Then on Monday we went to Monterey for the day. It was beautiful, about 70 degrees outside, which sure beat the 110 degrees in Fresno. EEK! Although I can say it is a lot nicer to be on 5 months pregnant in the hottest months, rather than 9 months pregnant, like with Isaiah. We had a great day in Monterey, complete with aquarium, Bubba Gump's for lunch, and a walk on the beach and Fisherman's Wharf.
The next morning we packed up again, this time for the mountains. We spent the night at Calvin Crest and gave our neice and one of the girl's from our Hispanic Ministry the chance to see what camp was like. We also visited some of the kids from Easton who were campers. The next morning we drove to Yosemite, and enjoyed a day of hiking, taking beautiful pictures, and swimming in the VERY COLD river. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Snow melt!
Thursday was spent recooperating from the beginning of the week, and we had service again. On Friday we celebrated the 50th birthday of our friend John, and went to the Circus on Saturday with the Roses. On Sunday we left to travel back to L.A. to spend two days at Disneyland with Gloriana before the left on Wednesday to go back to Costa Rica. We had two great days in Disneyland, while Eliecer's dad caught up with some old family friends of his and ours that we stayed with.
Since coming back we've been catching up on laundry, household upkeep and two online classes I'm taking. We've also attempted to begin potty training Isaiah. He really likes the books and Video, but has yet to use the potty, or pee pee chair, as he calls it. It's still early, we'll have to be patient.
We have one more adventure to come, we leave next Friday for Colorado to visit family and spend some time at the newly renovated cabin. Then, back home and back to work. My how the summer flies by!
