Emily's birthday

Emily took a couple of her friends to the local rock climbing gym for her birthday. I think the girl might be part mountain goat! She is very sure of herself and her footing up there. I only managed to go up about 5 or 6 feet.

She has become quite the young lady. Grandpa gave her a necklace that she is just thrilled with ("Look Mom! It even has a ruby in it"), and has declared that she will wear it every day.

We also decided to make one last trip to LA for Disneyland and Six Flags. At Disney, they gave her a "Happy Birthday" pin with her name on it and many cast members wished her a happy birthday. On the "its a small world" ride, the ride operator finished her safety spiel with "and a happy 11th birthday to Emily!". Her other highlight of the day? Picking up the phone at the Disney City Hall (where she got the pin) as instructed by the woman at the desk only to have Goofy sing "Happy Birthday" to her with her name included! It almost brought happy tears to her eyes and she couldn't stop thinking about how they were able to do that! I love that place for its magic, that is for sure!

One week more...

Well, here we are with one week before the first set of movers come. I thought this blog would be a good idea with the upcoming change in time zones. Now if I keep up with it, that will be amazing.

Patrick's dad is here for the weekend. They went on a charter fishing boat trip Friday night and returned smelling of fish and salt water on Saturday night. Between the two of them only one small fish was caught, but they both enjoyed it and said they would go again. And yes, they are both bright red on their faces, although they claim its wind burn.

I finally remembered to drop off the film from our trip to Yosemite. It is such a beautiful place and if you haven't been put it on your "must do" life list. The sheer size of everything makes one feel Lilliputian.

I'll try and figure out a way to put pictures on here too....wish me luck!