The Bucket List

Here is the Smith Family list of things we want to do while we are living in Southern California,  Any suggestions?  We are looking to do as much as we can while we are here!

1. LA Natural History Museum
2.  Discovery Science Center Santa Ana
3. Orange County Fun Zone
4. Santa Ana Zoo
5. LA Zoo
6. The Getty Villa Malibu
7. Lego Land
8. Disney Land
9.
10.  Angels vs Yankkes Game
11.  Fullerton Game
12. Cabrillo Aquarium
13. Long Beach Aquarium
14. Sea World
15. San Diego Zoo
16.  Universal Studios
17.  Knott's Berry Farm
18.  Catalina Island
19.  Whale Watching
20. Boogie Boards
21.  Tidepools
22.  Hollywood
23.  Bowers Kidseum
24. La Habra Childrens Museum

 some of things we'll do more than once, HELLO Boogie Boarding!

Los Angeles Zoo

 Our first day trip with just the kids and I was to the Los Angeles Zoo.  With no traffic this is a 45 minute drive each way.  I learned my lesson from our trips to the bay area and printed directions to and from the zoo.  Except for missing my freeway where it breaks in to 3 different freeways in one spot, we were good.  Just a little jaunt through LA back streets and we were back in business!

We made it!

There are just to many pictures, so I chose to collage them and get as many on here as possible!  The kids were able to be veterinarians on baby condors (the stuffed ones in the top picture!).  There was a lot of construction going on so there were a lot of closed exhibits, but there was still a ton to see!  I especially liked the muraled elephants, I LOVE elephants!  Audrey said the tiger with the tuft of hair around its neck was her favorite.  Hunter loves the monkeys, especially a little black howler monkey bouncy around like a crazy man, go figure!  I think I am partial to the adorable baby mountain goat, babys of any kind are so precious!

Boogie Robots

You would have to be a lover of Despicible Me to get the title here, "I said cookie robots not boogie robots!"

One of the top ten on our Southern California bucket list is/was to buy and learn how to boogie board check check and check (only 3 checks because I am a wimp and even with a wet suit on, I am FREEZING!)...but the non-wimpy Smith's gotterdone!  Hunter and Audrey literally went out, caught a wave, rode it all the way to the beach, got up, went back out and completeled this cycle about 100 times!  They are awesome!  And Wes wore the biggest grin of them all!  To top off this weekend, we saw dolphins both days!  That is a truly amazing sight!  I felt like a little kid holding my breath and waiting for them to break out of the water again!

Hold tight for mom "rippin the curl"....I tried today, but like I said it was too cold, so to be continued another day :-)

On this weeks to do list, LA Natural History Museum, a visit with The Gardners!  (Ya to the Hoo!), we'll be logging in more beach time, and preparing for a visit to Brownsville!  Stay tuned :-)