A little family time in L.A.

Finally, some posts!

Rather than staying at the Hyatt in Garden Grove, which is where the LPA National Convention was, we decided to stay with my sister Melody and brother in law Kevin in San Pedro. They have a fairly large house and it’s basically just the two of them plus their two dogs. San Pedro is about a .5 hr. from the convention and a heck of a lot cheaper. It was also much cooler since they live a couple blocks from the ocean. The best thing is, we got to spend some time with family as well as go to the LPA convention and spend time with “family” there too!!!

We drove down on Friday, the first day of the convention. Saturday we reserved for just family day. My brother Mark and his girl friend Stephanie came out to visit us. We drove a couple miles to the LA harbor and toured an old military ship.

Here is a picture of Ashleigh and her Uncle Mark as we waited to board a small train to the ship.  We were on the train for literally like 5 minutes.

Aidan and Uncle Mark

Too bad Aidan looked away on this one!

Me with my niece (Kevin’s daughter) Krysten.  We were happy she and her husband and two kids Jordan and Justin came out from the desert area to meet up with us.

Aidan and Jordan had to get their hands wet while watching the water show.

The S.S. Lane Victory is the name of the ship we toured.

Scary that she fits behind that wheel almost perfectly!

A few pictures….in memory of those that served during WWII.

My sister and brother in law are VERY into health, and fitness. Their entire garage is a gym. So, with that said the kids worked out every morning prior to leaving for the convention.

Aidan’s Aunt and Uncle have him pegged as a champion powerlifter!

 

Ash and I love the elliptical!!!

Saturday after we toured the ship we headed back to the house. Some of us took a walk to the park that overlooked the ocean.

  A picture of Mark and Stephanie

Family shot absent Aidan. Aidan didn’t want to walk. He wanted to stay at the house with Jordan and Justin and play with their cars. That’s SO typical Aidan.

It was beautiful that day.  Such a wonderful view!!!

Aidan and Justin

The kids with Jordan.

A few pictures with Mark and Stephanie before they hit the road.

It was a nice visit with them as brief as it was. I kick myself though that we didn’t get a picture of the kids with Melody and Kevin too. It was so nice to be able to visit with family AND go to the convention!