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Post title says it all! This will be short and sweet. Today, (well yesterday), was a busy day. Cali & I had a class at the hospital today. It was very nice! They served breakfast and she knew a few of the other kids there. Afterwards, we raced home, had lunch and got ready to go to Quentin's, (a friend of the family), birthday party. As we were heading out the door Sarah got the key fob and pressed the panic button! She is lightning fast! The security company called and we went through the motions and finally got out the door. Amazing, in spite of driving in a downpour & having to make a stop, we got to the party on time. It was at the mall and the kids had a great time. Calista especially, considering she was old enough to do everything. Afterwards we had to race out to Michelle's for Alexis' birthday party! All the family was there, even Darrin/Nancy, Dave/Jill, their son Tony, & Patrick and his girlfriend Danielle. It was our first time seeing Tony, in person anyways! He's so cute!! He's such a blend of his father and grandfather! We had a great time out there. We were all sitting around the kitchen table talking when Sarah joined us. Kevin let her play with his phone, since it was locked. She adores phones & was over the moon. After a while she set it down and was done with it. A few seconds later the phone rings. It's the police! Evidently she figured out how to call the emergency services!! Kevin explained to them how it was his niece & everything was fine. Two minutes later the doorbell rings and it's a policeman doing a well being check. I go to the door with Sarah, and explain everything. Accepting that everything is fine, he leaves & I head back to the kitchen. On the way back, I realize Sarah is now playing with my phone! I sure the officer thought I was crazy! LOL!! Thank goodness I have 2 locks on my phone!
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So I went with Calista to bowling today. Randy stayed home and did the Mr. Mom thing. I am so glad we switched! First of all, bowling so not my thing. I usually pay attention enough to cheer her on and read my book when she isn't up. Bowling is really Randy's thing. He bowled when we was younger and was on a team as an adult. So, you see my approach to this. This was her last day for the season though, so I went along. She did wonderfully!! I was/am so very proud of her! She got her best score of the season 103 & her team took 1st place!! Woot woot!!! They announced her name a few times, for high score and team placement. She'll definitely get a first place trophy next month and quite possibly an additional one for high handicap! We course made an enormous deal of it & called the grandparents so they could get the news! She also got to pick dinner, which made her day! :)
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Okay, so it's not the pennant or anything, but they did beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7! The weather was amazing!! Especially for mid-April, and seeing how cold it was this week...and rainy! We had so much fun! It was Randy & I with our friends Tom & Patty. Patty & I remarked that how the last time we four went together, (last fall), they won. Yes, I realize that has a lot to do with nothing, but who cares, right?! They won! :) Our pitcher of course was the ever talented Carlos Zambrano. Randy & I realized that the past few years, each game we've gone to, he has been the pitcher. No complaints!Afterwards we stopped at a great little pub. The Globe Pub is located on Irving Park Road. It's intimate in size, but so much fun! The atmosphere was terrific. Some were straight from the game, others meeting friends after work & some yet just relaxing and catching the scores. The food was fabulous!! We adored the Steak & Mushroom Quesadillas the most. The Buffalo Wings, as Tom can attest, were hot! They had him sweating, lips tingling & looking for his beer! A definite good thing! The day was wonderful & we all look forward to doing it again!
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Yes, that's right, LOVE! & her name is California! What a beautiful state!! I love it there! The weather was perfect. Each & everyday it was far warmer and sunnier than the weather people called for. We couldn't have been luckier! Wow!!! So picturesque. You know, I was always quite fond of Florida. California though, a little slice of heaven! :)

So, we went on vacation & it was fabulous! The girls were wonderful on both flights. Calista was like an old pro flying and Sarah slept. I thought they, at least Cali would be nervous or excited, but it was old hat for her. We were far more excited for her. She finally got her airplane ride she'd been begging for! Flight in was so smooth!! So, of course the return flight, we had to have turbulence. The girls were cool though, no qualms.

We flew into LAX and drove around for a bit before heading to Vegas. Unbelievable, Vegas with kids is nice. You don't get those people, (I call them click-clicks), trying to hand out the gosh awful cards with the naked women on them. When we've gone in the past, just the 2 of us, they thrust those things into our faces. Even walking hand in hand, they thrust them in your face! With kids...nothing. They stop! Stop!! Can you believe it? Wow! Anyway, we hung out. Did the Wildlife Sanctuary and the arcades. We went the first night to see the Fountains of the Bellagio. They loved it! We even did the Eiffel Tower!

The drive back was even more amazing. We drove through a few sandstorms. There were real tumble weeds flying around too!! Our hotels were great! We even had celebs in one. They were doing photo shoots and interviews. San Diego Zoo was amazing! We saw everything except for the big cats, (lions & tigers), they were closed & the pandas. The Panda exhibit had over an hour wait. Couldn't even fathom that if we didn't have the kids with us! Sea World was a blast too! Sarah went on her first roller coaster ride! She laughed the entire time!! Oh, it was fantastic! Shamu was so...don't have a word for it. It was something I've always dreamt of seeing. We even sat in the Soak Zone!! LOL!! Oh & we got wet! :) We did City Walk, Universal Studios, NBC tour and all that fun stuff.

LAX was a hellacious nightmare on the way back. They didn't have us sitting together, so we had to wait and see if they could at least jockey seats around so each kid could have a parent next to them. We called so many times to make sure we were together to avoid this. They kept saying we were. A$$es! Ugh! Then I tell them ahead of time, (going through security), that we had liquid, (milk & juice for Sarah). No problem in Chicago. They check everything & fine. LAX? No such luck. They do vapor tests. They go through everything & they do it with us separated. Calista is with Randy & I have Sarah & all the baby stuff. *sigh* Horrible experience.

Overall, the trip was terrific. We all had our cameras, including Calista. Hopefully we made some very wonderful lasting memories for our girls!! Now just to get the scrapbooks in order!