august break, seven - little a

august break, seven - little a, originally uploaded by Jhascrapmom.

i have made some pretty neat new friends this summer.
they also happen to have really great kids.
there are two "a"'s in the gang, little a and big a ( not to be confused with baby a who now goes by alexander if you ask him...).
this is little a, a little man with a big smile.
although i think he is just as beautiful when he is not hamming it up.

i still love taking photos of kids best.

(big a is still to come...he is a tough one to capture still,lol. i am working on him!)

the august break

i just want to see some palm trees

we took a quick trip to santa monica, the other day, alex and i.
to meet up with mark and enjoy some sunshine and sand.

anyone who knows me, know my love for this place is huge.

huge. huge. huge. huge.

and every time i go back, that feeling does not change.
there be something magical in that ocean and those mountains. 

the one thing that did change was doing cali on a three year old's itinerary.
i apologize right now for all the people we did not see.
we had three full days of mickey, beach, "carnival" ( little kid speak for the santa monica pier), "pink drinks" ( again, his special name for drinks at bubba gump's) and a few allergic reactions thrown in for fun.

no shopping on melrose. no side trips down the coast. no griffith observatory ( still need to get there ) and no seaside dining in the 'bu.

next time.

what we did have? a very happy sandy little man, happily burping up pink bubbles while spinning wildly on seaside carnival rides and searching for the elusive mickey mouse.

 who remained elusive, due to the hour wait at his toon-y type home. 

we are not *that* good parents.

oh, and having breakfast at jack and jill's in beverly hills while they were filming *bevery hills nannies*
and then some bacon with egg on it, which cut the beverly drive reminiscing tour quickly short ( from when i worked at roots there in 1992...the store is still there;)). oh...but the public bathrooms in beverly hills are spotless. thank you for that.

california, i will be back.

we coordinate for random bird encounters.

sigh.

bacon is always safe for allergy boy. well. except in beverly hills.

3rd street promenade.

naptime adventure. bad idea.

daddy showing alex how it is done.

beverly hills. we were not there long.