Betsy's tulips

Grandma planted these for us last fall and they are just beautiful.

Levi and the piggy - take 2

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San Diego zoo

At the end of the day at the zoo, Sylvia got a long-promised ice cream cone and a stop at the zoo's playground. Her delighted comment when she saw it: "Now this is what my vacation is about!"

Good morning

Playing ball with Kateri and Sylvia and Mom

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Levi is obsessed with playing ball

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Wamego visit

"This is algae!"

Finley (holding the stick) was so excited to show all of us what algae is. He has a British accent, too, so I was doubly impressed.

Sibling playtime

She was on this swing literally for an hour and a half

Neighborhood BBQ today

Enjoyed the weather and got to spend more time with our new neighbors

Costco

Started out great, then things went downhill.

Fashionista back in KC

The Korean bell looking over the Pacific mist

Visiting James, Plushette, Zack and Luke in Long Beach

Sylvia is more impressed with Cheerios than the view of LA

Sylvia's first soccer game

This is Levi laughing harder than I've ever seen before

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The Queen Mary, the ship we stayed on in Long Beach

Looking forward to going home

It's been a very good trip, and I'm happy we went. Heading home tomorrow. The bumps in the road - broken thermostat in the hotel room making for a long night of little sleep, terrible tacos in a parking lot while everyone was very hungry, pushing to do just a little too much in each day (Sylvia has basically stopped agreeing to show her face in pictures) - mean we'll all be happy to get home, too.

Foggy day at Seal Beach

She didn't want to touch the starfish

Long Beach aquarium

Sleep ... we need more of that.

(Hazy) Los Angeles

Olivia, Meena, and Sylvia

Long Beach crew

Olivia's house

Pacific Beach. Levi's first time touching the ocean.

Beach babes

Always the best day ever