LA County Fair 2009

We took Ryan to the LA County Fair today. We walked through the exhibition buildings and we visited the animals (A fair MUST). I think Ryan was more content people watching from his stroller than he was inside the petting zoo.

Jeff and I usually come out of the exhibition buildings loaded with the latest, greatest gadget- but this year it was a blanket and a discovery toy for Ryan. (Funny how priorities change)

I did, however, get to experience the most painful 12 minute massage in my life. It started off so nice - I'm not sure why it turned into such torture. I'm still recovering from the beating I received.

The good news, is that Jeff and I now have nice shiny wedding rings thanks to a free cleaning! At least we can say that our rings were cleaned at least once this year!!

The shocking food items from the fair this year were chocolate dipped bacon and meat lovers ice cream. We had neither.

Ryan's One-Year Photos

We went yesterday to have Ryan's one-year photos taken at The Picture People in Rancho Cucamonga. It was planned out perfectly. The appointment was at 3p. This allowed time for Ryan to take his nap and have his lunch before heading down. Nothing was going to derail the sitting - and the opportunity to bring home wonderful photos of Ryan!

Unlike previous sittings, Ryan wasn't "hamming" it up for the camera. Although there were a couple of good photos, most had the expression of "ehhhh, get me out of here". I couldn't blame it on not having a nap or that he was hungry. He just didn't care to be there in that environment. I was totally bummed, but I did the right thing and I requested that we be scheduled for a re-shoot.

Today our appointment was at 2p. This time we had Dylan, Grandma and Grandpa to help out with the picture taking! Today's appointment went much better - and we were able to select from enough photos to make our selection.

The Picture People has an instant gratification approach. You can pretty much walk out of there with all your prints in an hour. So while we waited to view our pictures, I took Ryan over to the fountains to let him play with the water. (He LOVES water) Once Ryan decided that he no longer wanted to stand, I figured I would just let him get wet and figure out how to get him into new clothes. After all, we were at a MALL. Lucky for us there was a Gymboree next door to the photo studio. (How convenient, yet, strategically placed adjacent to the fountains)







After we selected our photos, we feasted at Lucille's BBQ - one of our favorites!! (I hate to admit we ate there yesterday, too)