the day i became a US citizen

had a quintessential US of A meal of burgers, fries and um... peanuts at Five Guys... which is a lot like In-N-Out (but with peanuts!)


next stop... pay disgusting amount of money for ridiculously small cupcakes (that were delicious... but they were like pinheads!!)


neeeeext stop... Joan's on Third where i was told i couldn't take pictures... whatever happened to the pursuit of happiness, Joan??!


the next 4 hours were extremely boring and didn't even warrant a single picture - the ceremony was un-aircondioned and unceremonious ;) but this is what $675 buys... all Xed out since it says photographing the citizenship certificate is prohibited (though i saw the judge happily taking snapshots of it for delighted brand new citizens!)

oak glen

i got a bee in my bonnet on sunday that i wanted apple pie. not just any apple pie but homemade apple pie. and not just any homemade apple pie but organic, picked-by-us-TODAY-apples apple pie. so we went to oak glen. it was gorgeous as always


we also picked raspberries. tedious is an understatement, the boys got bored and we ended up filling all the boxes ourselves while they just stood and munched every single one they found


this was the point where he realized he was done with berry picking :)


but.... we had to get our money's worth!


gala apple picking. they said no eating in the orchard... don't tell the police but we ate three apples and hid the evidence under some leaves :)


for his preschool teacher, Miss Joelle

for Mrs Walker (who calls herself Mrs Runner, he laughs everytime he tells us :)

zzyzx

i love vegas. we have so much history together :) we got married there :) it's just a playlist from my house. i love, nope not just just love... i looooooooooove the fountains. they have dunkin donuts and neighborhood market. and carnegie deli cheesecake right next to CPK! and barry manilow! and dolphins!! it's like a dream come true!!


did i mention my huge crush on the fountains?


the mirage, las vegas. the hotels always have the coolest, strangest designs of carpet. designed to keep your eyes on gambling, not on the floor ;)


according to the guest services catalog, you could buy this pillow at the gift store. we didnt :)


he takes after his big brother. he is very into disasters... "see Mama, it hit a big HUUUGE ithe-cube and tipped up like VIS!" we went to the Titanic museum full of shipwreck articles and also took home our own sinkable Titanics. good family fun!

Sam wanted spaghetti. Danny wanted pancakes...in vegas anything is possible :)


Calico on the way home. We have passed it a bazillion times but finally stopped by.