May 2010

May was an eventful month. It ended with us giving in and going on a road trip. After all, it had been nearly 4 months since our last trip. That is a record for us. We usually only go 2 months between trips. Neil and I can only go so long without travel.

This is a picture of Seth and me at Harrah's hotel in Laughlin, NV, right along the Colorado River. Seth swims well in this inflatable water taxi, which doubles as a chew toy.

We drove along route 40 which has replaced the old route 66. These are cars at Delgadillo's drive in, Seligman, AZ. Don't they look like the ones in the movie "Cars"?

We finally made it to The Grand Canyon before the sun went down. Maybe that's why Neil and Seth are scowling in this picture, because they are staring into the sun.

After leaving our friends, the Hermansons in Blythe, CA, we visited Lake Havasu and walked across the original London Bridge, carefully transported years ago to the Arizona desert.

In the next picture, you see Pamela, Elaina, and Seth in a phone booth. Then you see Mom and Dad playing "London Bridge is falling down" with Elaina on the London Bridge. I felt like part of the party crowd for a moment, as I watched all the swimsuit-clad boaters going underneath the bridge.

Here we all sit on the couch with the Hermansons in Blythe, California. Elaina warmed up to John after he read her "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub". I got to see a solar oven for the first time. It cooked our chicken enchiladas for dinner that night. Angie helped out with Seth, who still isn't consistantly sleeping through night.

We earned the right to that trip after moving into our new house in rural Fallbrook, CA on Friday May 8, 2010. Moving was overwhelming. We were so exhausted. I missed my view from the old Tierrasanta house at first, but I am learning to like our new view of the "jungle" as I call it.

We kept our tradition of traveling somewhere for Neil's birthday. We had to settle somewhere close (in this case, Newport Beach), as we were still moving into our new house. On Neil's birthday, the present from my brother Kendell and my dad was helping us install our TV over the fireplace.

It was a busy Mother's Day. We had just moved on Friday and Elaina's birthday and Mother's day were both on Sunday. Elaina turned 2 and ate her cake in the same way she ate her cake on her first birthday, with the frosting doubling as face paint. She also got her first tricycle.

Next is Neil with Seth in the backpack. This was our last hike in Mission Trails Park before we moved. It was a fun family home evening activity.

Next is a picture of Seth just being cute. He does that a lot, so it's easy to photograph.

We finally went on the train ride at Balboa park near the San Diego Zoo. We had meant to do it for a long time. It was a nice break from packing and fixing up the house. Neil and Lainie got to ride with an elephant.