This past week, we went to the LA County Fair with Emily, Sonny, and Taylor. We barely made it for the dollar. It was crazy. It was very crowded and I can imagine why. We looked at the animals and Taylor loved them. We missed the Pirates show though, which Taylor would have loved. We got ice cream which we're not sure whether it was worth it for the amount of money that we paid for. haha. One thing that Taylor loved was the Winter Wonderland. He played in the snow and even went down his first sled. Emily, Bosh, and I went on it too. I actually did it without hurting myself which is a big accomplishment considering my history. John was then forced to as well. It was fun though.

This summer two of Elizabeth's best friends, Jeanene and Lauren, were baptized! The many friends who supported them along the way were Kelsey Lemmon, Steven Welling, Mike Slagle, Kelli La Roche, Daniel Merkley, Jeremy Tate, and Blake Laidlaw. They are now attending Long Beach State and are active in the Insitute Program there. = )

On September 2nd Sarah and I went to the Hollywood Bowl! Sarah Chang was the violin soloist who accompanied the LA Phil playing beautiful "Sibelius" music. It was a birthday present to Sarah from me and it was a wonderful cultural evening.

Bosh with her statue...

Great times in Santa Barbara

What a great time we had in Santa Barbara visiting Ginger, Larry, and Valerie. We had lunch at Ginger's, took a trolley to Stearn's Wharf, and relaxed on the beach. We love to find any occasion to visit my home town.