Audrey's Blog

My weekend starts with a swim at the UCLA Sunset Pool with my girlfriends Isabel and AE. Swimming was a lot of fun, but running around and playing tag with the girls at the lawn was even more fun. We would hold hands and walk towards the sand in the volleyball court, while our parents play paparazzi. After a long morning, I took a nap in the car and off to Langer’s for lunch, then on to the circus we went. Dad and Mom loved the pastrami sandwiches at Langer’s, but I really enjoyed their chicken noodle soup and French fries with lots of ketchup. YUMMY! The circus was so much fun. We were right at the front row where I saw clowns, elephants, horses, performers, tigers, and so many other things. There were so many things going on sometimes I didn’t know what to look at. But my favorite were the elephants, dogs and horses. I love how they performed all these tricks and there were so many of them. Thanks Daddy for some amazing seats!

Thanks to aunt Linda (Di Linda) I was able to take a short vacation in San Diego and gave Mom a 5 day break from me. This is the first time since I was born that I have been away from Mom for more than 12 hours. Di Linda had my tripped pack full of fun activities and mini adventures. Each day was a different trip and experience. On the first day she took me to the San Diego Children’s Museum where I was able to explore all the different exhibits, play areas, and even did some art with Uncle Tony. My next day included a trip to the annual Del Mar Fair, and there I saw farm animals, a pig race, lots of rides, food, and fun. It was a continuous ride of fun and a variety of different adventures. For the first time at Trader Joe’s I was able to push around my own shopping cart, pet a pig, and did really well away from Mom. I swam, ate different food, and was so well feed that I gained a pound when I returned home. Thank you to my aunts and uncle Tony for hanging out and taking care of ...

It’s our first Monday back from many weeks of nonstop traveling. Mom decided to head out to Leona Valley for some cherry picking before the season ends this weekend. I don’t ever remember seeing so many fruits in a single tree before. At first I wasn’t sure if I should pick it, after some encouragements from Mom and my nanny (Ba Net) I decided to start. Once I started, I couldn’t stop. The first 20 cherries or so I picked, I ate them. The remaining ones I put them in the bucket just like Mom and Ba Net. It was a learning experience for me. I didn’t know that the cherries you picked and put in the bucket should be as nice and big likes those I like to eat. I just picked and put them in without closely evaluating them. After Mom gave me a couple of lessons on which cherries I should and shouldn’t pick, I became better at it. Though Mom still helped me with weeding out the bad ones from the pail. It was hot (100 degrees F), windy, but so much fun. I can’t wait till we go and pick s...

Every Monday morning when Dad hears the garbage truck, we would run outside to wave to our garbage man and watch him pick up the trash. It was so much fun and I always enjoyed looking at the trucks, and waving to the man. Now take that and multiply it by 10 and that was the annual Sanitation Festival. Here I was able to see garbage trucks after garbage trucks, push the buttons, honk the horn, watched the level being pulled and even sat in the trucks. You really can’t beat that, and to top it off I was accompany by my grandparents and met lots of my Piglet buddies there. The food and drinks were free, I was given a free mini garbage can, and Mom received a free citrus fruit. Mom says nothing is free, well I guess she didn’t know garbage is!

Aunt Linda graduated from UCSB today. Everyone drove up to Santa Barbara to attend the graduation ceremony and celebrate aunt Linda’s four years of hard work. I am really proud of my aunt, not only is she a beautiful person inside out, but she is a hard worker and does extremely well in everything she puts her mind to. In a few weeks she will start grad school and I will not be able to see much of her. Though I will tell parents to take me to campus often so I can visit and cheer you on. GO, GO, auntie Linda!

I visited Great Grandmother Johnson in Santa Maria today. She is 90 turning 91 in a few months, but she has a great complexion. We went to the local Children’s museum, and I had so much fun. There are so many different play areas, nooks, and things to do. I really like playing with the rubber pebbles sand box and met a large tortoise. We met mom’s Middle School Friend, aunt Vy and her son William there. Willliam is really cute and I like him.

Today is my first time at Disneyland with Grandma Mesic, Daddy and Mommy. There are so many things to do, people to watch, rides to explore and foods to try. My favorite rides were Dumbo, Small World, and the Merry-go-round. Thank you DADDY for taking me on Dumbo and the Merry-go-round. I had so much fun, especially when I know you are sitting right there next to me. After each ride I signed for “more”, but the line was too long and there were so many other rides I have yet to explore. My least favorite was Pirates of the Caribbean, all the monsters and loud sounds really scared me. Snow White Adventure and the Jungle Safari were some other rides I was able to go on with everyone. One of the souvenir stores at Disneyland has a set of stairs with three steps on each side. I had so much fun going up and down those steps and did it about a dozen rounds before I had to leave. By eight at night I was fast asleep in mom’s Ergo. Then all of a sudden I hear loud explosions and music pla...