FAMILY FUN FOR A SHORT TIME THEN BYE BYE

We only had four days with our family in LA. It was a busy, loud, chaotic, fun time. Quite different from our quiet life at home. The boys are so lively and demanding, clever and funny, exciteable and emotional just like two and four year old boys are. They have grown so much in a year.

We took the boys to Poinsettia Park where Fox showed Granddaddy how to work out.

Sonya took us to Franklin Canyon Reserve where the boys enjoyed watching the ducks and turtles.

Banjo loves yoghurt.

Taking the family to Santa Monica Pier Amusement area.

Santa Monica Beach in the late afternoon.

Having fun on the pier throwing hoops over the bottles.

Fox was brave enough to go on the big Ferris wheel 

Sunset from Santa Monica Pier.

We went to visit Sonya at work at UCLA (uni of California). It is a beautiful campus.

Our last meal with our gorgeous family for a long time. Bye bye my darlings. Hope to see you in Australia next time. We were off to Nashville the next day.

VISITING FAMILY FAR AWAY

We had smooth uneventful 13 hour flight from Brisbane to LA. Bernie, our son in law picked us up at 6:30 and we arrived at their house just as the boys were finishing breakfast. They were very excited to see us just as we were to see them and especially our daughter, Sonya. Luckily, Sonya didn't have to go to work so we had a nice day catching up as well as a few hours sleep to get over jetlag.

In the afternoon we went to a park to see the ducks and turtles. On the way home we called into the bar where ' Bernie and the Budgie Smugglers' were  entertaining the guests.

The next day Sonya had to work and Bernie Had an audition so we were on baby sitting duty. When Bernie came home he looked after Banjo while we took Fox to the movies. These are all new experiences for us distant grandparents.

Banjo playing cars and stopping for a think.

Banjo chatting up the barmaid while waiting for Papa to finish playing in the band.

Granddad and Fox computer nerds.

We arrived at breakfast time. Mummy and the boys. I wish that I could take them home with me.

(Still trying to blog on my iPad grrrr)