We have officially graduated from Chit-Chat Speech Camp! This is a wonderful community-funded program for kids put on by the Scottish Rite (the Masons). The irony of that fact will never be lost on me (a secret society teaching my daughter to speak). I love going there and seeing all of the cool photos, paintings and Masonic memorabilia. It's such a cool old building that looks like it hasn't been touched by a decorator in 40 years.
The Masonic Temple, and our schedules freeing up, have spawned some California summertime nostalgia. My family used to come down from rainy Oregon to Southern California every year. We would pack the Caprice Classic up with all 7 kids and trek down the 1-5 to Anaheim, San Diego, San Francisco... you name it! You could say my dad had a serious obsession with Southern California. I can still smell the melting crayons in the back window and hear Peter Ceterra on the radio. I was my father's only California-born child, and he never let me forget that. He called me "California Girl" all my life.
When it dawned on me that I truly do have a California Girl... I decided we need to take advantage of it! Maybe even make a learning experience out of it. What a better way to get a kid talking then to put her in funny new situations that she wants to speak about!
For our first adventure, we went on a family trip to San Diego. Of course, we had to go to the zoo, because Amelie loooooves her furry creatures. Then we were driving about town and saw these awesome wall murals. This one is especially cool... check out how big he is compared to Amie!
We decided we like lounging by Priceline discounted 5-star hotel pools! We also decided we need to do more adventures here in Cali, then recount our adventures in creative ways. We'll keep you posted on what we come up with!
