After brunch we decided to cross off one more item on our L.A. bucket list. So we drove 15 minutes east to Pasadena. Can you guess what this is?
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| This totally made my week! The "Father of the Bride" House! |
Then, like the last-minute-mom that I am, I went out and bought Leah's Easter Basket. That's right, I waited until the night before. I had really good intentions of doing this earlier, I swear. But after a week-long intensive class that required me to be at campus by 8 a.m. and sometimes stay until 8 p.m. I just plain ran out of time and energy. So I went to Target at 5:30 p.m. with the rest of the loser-moms on a Saturday night to pick through the remains of the Easter display. It's amazing how easy shopping is without a baby in tow. Normally I dread going to Target, but I found my Easter goodies, plus a few essentials for the week, and was back home within 1 hour.
Here's the Peanut's first Easter basket. The Easter Bunny brought Leah a bottle of Aquaphor (for baby's dry skin) and organic fruit puffs along with the standard chocolate bunny and jelly beans.
For Easter church we went to a service at the Malibu bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The Malibu Presbyterian Church holds this special Easter service each year. It was held in this giant tent and they had a contemporary band that sounded like a professional rock band. It was pretty loud but lots of fun and the weather was absolutely perfect for an outdoor service. Leah was pretty-in-pink in an embroidered dress, a gift from her Nana.
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| Family picture taken by a nice stranger at church. |
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| Waiting for the service to begin and checking out the other babies. |
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| Time for a quick diaper change in the back of the Jeep. |
And then we changed Leah out of her Easter finest, and went to lunch at our favorite Bar-B-Q spot, Wood Ranch. Happy Easter everyone!
Sounds like a great Easter week-end. Love the pictures!
ReplyDeletelove the pictures, too. I especially like the one in her Easter outfit. She looks like a little princess. Family photo is wonderful. You all look so happy. Also, great Easter basket, especially the chocolate bunny. Keep up the traditions. Can't wait to see you in May--marking the days off. love, J
ReplyDeleteOh goodness, what a sweet peach!! Leah is looking more grown up with every post! By the way, I still don't have a firm opinion on whether she looks more like AA or BA, some pics I think she looks like her Mom, and others she seems to favor her Dad. Regardless, she's adorable. Oh, and that's so cool that you saw the Father of the Bride house! Where are the swans and the tulip beds?
ReplyDeleteHaley Haley Haley....the swans were in the bath, of course!
ReplyDeleteDear me yes, how could I forget? Though in my defense, the swans were in the bath because of the freakishly cold weather, so you would think the would be out having a romp in the yard on such a nice day.
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