Random photos

Somehow the boys ended up going to school one day with two different shoes from different pairs.  How did they get pass me on that??!

Pajama day for last day of school (June 7):

A random sighting of Graham vacuuming :-)  Uncle Doug is coming to visit!

Mommy bought a new bicycle!  Hope this means more trips to the beach and the park for bike rides.  At least I don't have to run along side them now, although that would whip me into shape pretty quickly :-D

Now this photo is random for sure - Charlie taking a selfie! Ha ha ha!

As for the ginger plant, perhaps I shouldn't have put it outside.  It is not having a good time :-\

The hibiscus plant is doing really well though!  I saw bags of hibiscus flowers for sale in a supermarket recently. I wonder what they use it for:

The tomatoes are flowering as well and my peppers are slowly turning orange.  I hope those aphids stay away!!!

Graham and Charlie have been busy now that school is out.  Time at the beach:

Graham and Charlie have Parkour once a week where they climb, bounce, and jump around in a gym for an hour.  They are definitely building up some good upper body strength!

Now I have to convince them to follow me to the Asian market so I can have some yummy Korean food:

If anything, everyone enjoys Daddy's eggy-in-a-basket!  Funny enough we all want it differently. Runny for me, firm for Charlie, and scrambled for Graham.

I am just impressed that Graham is starting to eat eggs now.  And today, he even had some granola with yogurt! Hooray for Graham!!!

Happy birthday Daddy!!! (May 30)

8 days after Graham's birthday is Bobby's birthday.  It sure is busy in the Pridgen household!

Happy birthday to you,

You were born in the zoo,

You look like a monkey,

and you smell like one too...!!!

Okay, okay... time for the card and presents :-)

Thank you mom (in-law) and Bob (coincidentally her husband's name is also Bob) for the lovely card.  And now something from me and the boys:

It's a book called "Maps of the Civil War".  Being the history buff that Bobby is, this book stood out when I was browsing along the local library book sale :-)

Next on the agenda, Bobby's favorite - Chicken Parmesan for dinner.  It actually did turn out pretty yummy.  And this time I roasted some whole garlic cloves too.  Mmmmmm....

Graham and Charlie helped me make some cupcakes for Daddy:

I'm not sure how I ended up writing 38 and not 48.  Maybe I am the one in denial???! Ha Ha! Happy birthday to Daddy! WE LOVE YOU!!! XOXOX

San Francisco - Part 3

Here are some more photos I missed out from yesterday's trip to the Bay Area Discover Museum:

We had a smoothie and I am not sure how they do it but this plastic cup is made from corn???

As I had mentioned in my previous post, Graham loves to dig!

The "dab" is still in with these two monkeys.  This was after leaving the Discovery Museum and we were heading over to the pier.  Their hats are backwards because it was soooooooo windy!

 Family we-fie!!!

Fort Baker fishing pier:

A view of the city from the pier.  You can see some wind-surfers on the water.  Looks like a lot of hard work!

And right before leaving the pier, we spot a couple of sea lions.  Too cool!

For dinner, we swing by The Stinking Rose restaurant.  It's basically a restaurant that serves everything with lot and lots and LOTS of garlic!  No kissing tonight with Bobby!!!

After dinner, we walk around little Italy.  Too bad this little Italian store was closed :-(

We find a hardware store that sells ladybugs!  Except the lady bugs were sold in a container of 500 bugs and it needed to be refrigerated as that would keep them hibernating. Who knew! The store staff then asked if the boys wanted balloons and who wouldn't want balloons.  Except that Graham lost a grip of his balloon/string and the poor lady that offered ended up on the ladder to retrieve it.  These people are too nice:

We walk through Chinatown to get back to the hotel:

My quick moment with the Bruce Lee mural!  I remembered watching his movies as a kid and he would do this thing where he flicks his nose with this thumb when he is about to fight, as if taunting the other person.  Here's my tribute to another Lee! :-)

Still got the balloons!

This mural was rather bizzare - looks like the Goddess of Mercy but she is holding a scalpel???

The boys kept wanting to go to this park across the street from the hotel.  It was evening and there were plenty of Asian men gathered playing something (I couldn't really see) and the Asian women were playing cards. Interesting past time!

I wonder how old this advertising against the brick wall is.  Room rates are 25, 30, 35, or 50 cents per night or $1.50 per week, hot and cold water available!

Interesting building with 3 statues on the top?

Okay, quite the day!  The next day, we are on the road back to LA but without Bobby. He has his interview this morning. He will be flying back into LAX and supposedly, the plan was for him to leave his car at the airport.  Well, we had forgotten to do that on the way out of LA.  So... that means we have to drive back and pick him up!

By the way, note to self: Next time before starting on a roadtrip, ALWAYS check the window wipers for valet tickets.  Gosh, this tickets can make quite the buzzing sound!!!

In-and-out and McDonald's right next to each other.  Win-win for both me and the boys!!! :-D

Phew!!! So hot halfway through the drive.  It got up to 100F... are you kidding me??!?

Charlie has fallen asleep.  Man down!!!

Los Angeles!!!  That's the Getty Center up on the hill.  I got caught up watching the TV series called "Trust" recently.  Probably the only reason why I am familiar with that name.  What a whacky story with how the family wouldn't pay the ransom for the grandson's kidnapping:

Well, we are early!!!  Bobby's flight will only be landing in another 1 1/2 hours.  So we head out to Marina del Rey for a quick look-see:

Running wild after 6 hours in the car:

Then, there is still more time so we have some ice-cream:

Instead of driving in circles, I decided to just park the car in the parking lot and we get out to greet Daddy.  Talk about service!

The interview went really well.  Stay tuned for details soon!!!

San Francisco - Bay Area Discovery Museum

Hmm... I guess vacation rules mean being able to play on Daddy's phone first thing in the morning??!

Love how the old trolleys are still operating in the city:

Love the murals too!

"Muscle park"??!... in comparison to Muscle Beach in Venice Beach:

There it is!

So many people!!! I wonder what the percentage/ratio of locals to tourist are around here:

We attempt to park on the other side of the bridge but the parking lot is closed :-(  So instead, we end up at the Discovery Museum.  Not a bad trade-off for Graham and Charlie!

So glad the boys didn't knock any little kids down in here:

What is it with kids and bubbles??!?

Family photo op :-)

There was so much for the kids to do in this museum:

We didn't actually get to print anything 3D :-\

 The boys really enjoyed this room:

Who knows what they are fixing up!

20 minutes later... still here!

Okay, next one is outdoors:

 Amazing what these kids can think up:

After a little bit, we work on some collage:

Charlie loves his art!

Graham loves... making stuff!

Lunch time!!!  The museum is busy but manageable:

Another view of the bridge:

Other random photos along the way:

Pirate cove / shipwreck:

 Graham LOVED digging in this area:

It's amazing how BIG these trees are!

I don't remember what the story was behind this bell:

 Peek-a-boo!

 These huts were really neat.  Somehow someone managed to intertwine these twines???

 There is a new section based on Sid the Science Kid TV show:

Pretty neat looking at bugs underneath a microscope:

Complete with indoor playarea:

 Glad Graham got this all correct!

Moving on to the next area of fun - kinetic sand:

These little Hex Bugs were fun too.  The boys got to build a maze for the bugs. Momma helped a little bit. I think we all did a pretty good job!

Once that was done, Charlie got busy with some art.  He drew a bigger whale around that pink whale and gave it a spout and a smile and two eyes :-D

Graham, on the other hand, got busy again with the blue building foam blocks:

Maybe this will be a fun little project for Mommy one day :-P (Don't forget to turn up the volume)

Didn't think we would be here all day but we definitely got our monies worth today! :-)