Adley's 2nd Birthday Party

These pictures are a little old. Adley's birthday party was almost a month ago, but I was having a hard time uploading my pictures for a while and they are so cute I had to post them.

Gretta LOVES Adley!!! Everyday when ever we were close to Adley's house she would ask to play with him, and I think a few weeks she only went to nursery because he was there.

The sad news is that Adley moved to North Carolina shortly after his birthday party. Gretta asked to play with him everyday for a week before she finally isn't coming back. I am hoping it doesn't scar her for life. Luckily she still has friends who live close.
We definitely miss the Calhoun family and wish them success in North Carolina.

First day of School!

Gretta and I joined two Parent Education classes that are run by Pasadena City College this fall. She has really enjoyed going to both of them. Both sites for almost all of the toys a toddler could ask for. They have trikes, cars, sand boxes, books, kitchen stuff, dolls, puzzles, cars/trucks, puppets, dress up stuff, and messy crafts. Gretta is also social and loves playing with other kids.

The Happiest Place on Earth!

Here are some pictures of Gretta on our last trip to Disneyland. She sure looks like a babe in her hat and sunglasses. She had a fun time on all of the rides except Pirates of the Caribbean. Next time we go we won't take her on any dark rides and I am sure she will have a better time.

Sample Sale

I forgot that not everyone reading my blog would know what the Sample sale is. Well it is one of the best kept secreats of LA.


The deal is that on the last Friday of the Month some of the shops in LA's Fashion district open their doors to the public and sell off their samples. The two that I have been to are the California Mart and the New Mart on 9th and Los Angles.
These stores are the places buyers go to pick out the next seasons goods for stores like Nordstroms, Bloomies and boutique children's stores. They also sell women and men's stuff, but I like the kids department the best because Gretta always looks cute in what ever you buy her and the sizes are pretty true to life. In the women's section sometimes you have to dig through boxes and them most of the sizes are sample sizes 4 & 6 which I can't wear anyway.

Check out the link and if you are ever in town during the last Friday of the Month I would love to go with you to finds some good deals.
http://lafashion.veplan.net/show.aspx?mi=2428

New Church Dress

Gretta is all of a sudden becoming shy of the camera, so we couldn't get a picture of her in her new dress looking at us. One of my favorite things about living in LA is the sample sale. I picked up this dress and two other ones at the sample sale last month for great deals. Gretta loved all of her new fancy dresses.

Cousin Emily's Visit!

My Cousin Emily came to visit for a week. We sure had a great time with her.We did a lot of fun LA things including:

1. Going to the Grove to see the American Doll Store. Gretta was sad we had to leave the bitty baby stroller at the store. 2. Beverly Hills and Sprinkles Cupcakes (The cupcakes are great and Emily enjoyed waiting in line with someone "famous". She isn't sure who it was but she was sure she was famous. 3. Kidspace (This was Emily's favorite activity and I think that it was Gretta's favorite too. She loves the river and all of the water activities). 4. Disneyland 5. Swimming 6. Buying matching outfits at the mall and having Gretta and Emily's pictures taken. 7. Going to see Hannah Montana's house. (This is the house she use to live in in La Canada.)

It was a busy week. Gretta enjoyed all of the attention and can't wait for Emily's visit next year.