Balboa Beach...

We spent the day at Balboa Beach, on the playground, eating fish tacos, and walking up and down the beach. Perfect 75 degrees and sunny with a nice breeze. Jazzy slept from the moment we got into the car around 4PM until 9PM- and now she is wide awake.

Fun Saturday.....

Yesterday, I had yet another step in a tooth re-construction. We have to wait 48 hours for the EndoCal10 to harden... so that gives us the weekend to play. Today when we woke up, it was a little cloudy so we decided to go to the gym/LA Fitness/Kid's Club, not too far from our hotel. After that we went to the Irvine Park Railroad and Orange County Zoo. Irvine is kind of Scottsdale-ish... very pretty and clean. There are parks literally everywhere... but one in particular is *huge*. There is a little railroad that goes completely around the park, ponies... which Jazzy rode, and more junk food. The Orange County Zoo is very small and consists of re-habbed owls, raccoons, hawks, eagles and a bear. The day was a perfect 75 degrees and sunny in the afternoon. I don't understand why so many people come to Arizona for snow-birding and retirement, when the weather anywhere in California is so much better.

Later, we went to "Mother's Kitchen" which is a health food store and restaurant.... similar to Whole Foods Market to eat dinner and get snacks for tomorrow at the beach!


At the Irvine SuperFun Learning Center- a drop-in pre-school close to one of the plethora of dentists I am going to.
Eating a sno-cone at the park
Brushing the goats
At the playground

back to the beach....

Yesterday, we drove back to LA for more dental work. I have driven to and thru San Diego around 50-60 times in the past 20 years and never once have seen snow, but this time we drove thru a snow storm and around one foot of snow going into San Diego!!. Record cold temperatures in LA, too. We got here early because Jazzy slept most of the way, so we didn't need to stop every hour like last time. Because we got here so early, we spent a couple hours at the beach. There was alot of parking (very unsual), since it was so cold. We pretty much had the whole beach to ourselves, however a sign said "TSUNAMI RISK- MEDIUM"! What!!!? We played at the Balboa beach playground for awhile until it started raining, then went to a little cafe for dinner.


Eating a $3.50 artificially flavored coconut so- called "gelato".. yuk!
Playing on the playground at the beach.

Last gymnastics class...

Today was our last gymnastics class in Casa Grande. Everyone brought treats and we had a big party.

Gymnastics certificate
Working on the bar
Having a party

Sleepy Day....

I had to go to yet another long drawn out continuing education weekend. At least this time it was on botanical medicine... a little more applicable. Jasmine stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Blakeman next door. Here is what I saw when I came to pick Jazzy up!

Easter Sunday.....

Grandma, Grandpa and the Easter Bunny were very kind to Jazzy.

Wearing her Easter butterfly dress.
Hopping around.

Good Friday at the beach...

After spending yesterday at two dental surgeons, and still not being done... we had a little vacation at the Newport Beach today. We got there early in the morning because one of the surgeons at Orange County Microscopic Endodontists (good grief!) said that he might be able to work me in today for my second appointment. They wanted me to have my cell phone with me all day so that I could be "on call" for a possible appointment. At 1PM, they called and said that they would not be able to see me and I would have to come back in a few weeks instead. So... we spent the entire day at the beach and took tons of pictures and video.

First we walked up and down the entire Newport Pier and visited with the fishermen and pelicans. It was *way* too cold to swim.... as Jazzy found out when the tide came up a little on her feet and she started screaming. We spent the rest of the day walking up and down the boardwalk, getting ice cream and junk food so that we could keep getting change for the parking meter. $1.00 per hour parking.... and they only take quarters... and they were writing lots of parking tickets, too. The weather was perfect... 70 degrees... and the beach wasn't really crowded at all.

We had a great time, and maybe we'll come back in a couple of weeks.... depending on the scheduling. All of this just for one tooth... then lots of other teeth to take care of later.....

Eating a corn dog (yuk)
Just arrived at the beach.
At the pier
Ice cream- more junk food.