Summer Day Trips: Getty Villa

My cousin and his family from Australia had a long lay-over in LA, so they decided to head up to the Getty Villa. It was a beautiful day to visit Malibu!

Museums with little ones wasn't exactly conducive to visiting or viewing together, but it was fun to meet up with family for various bits.

The outer peristyle is just gorgeous. Both boys loved crawling or running the corridor.

Elijah was delighted to find "mazes," and enjoyed jumping into them just like the little boy in Lehman's "Museum Trip."

Dinner Help

Taking Steps!

Josiah's sentence of the week has been, "I did it!" And, while he applies the exclamation to everything he does, the most exciting thing he has done is walk!

A week and a half ago, he gave up his morning nap and started showing lots of interest in walking practice (definitely correlated). He's been pushing and pushing his stroller around and taking a step or two here and there. On Tuesday, I wanted him to show off his step to Dustin, and he proudly took about five steps to Daddy! 

Practicing at the park:

Legoland

The day before Dustin and I left to see the real, non-lego version of this:

 The boys and I went to Legoland, thanks to a friend's wonderful deal. We didn't stay with the group, but it was fun to spot dear friends throughout the park. Mom and John joined us, which was especially nice since Legoland was not particularly baby-friendly.

 Elijah loved Legoland!

John and Elijah on the slow-paced safari ride, which was clearly too dangerous for a one year old:

The Lego version of Storybook Land:

 One of the Lego Star Wars exhibits:

Look! Josiah and I were there, too:

It was a fun day! We ended up staying until it closed. Elijah was excited to go from ride to ride. He loved it all and was much more adventuresome that I had anticipated.

Poor Josiah got sick while were there, throwing up on the boat ride. He spent the afternoon snuggling in the carrier or napping in the stroller. Mom graciously hung out with Josiah for quite a bit of the day, so that I could go on rides with Elijah and John. Legoland is fun for the 2+ crowd, but there really wasn't much that babies were allowed to go on. I think there were two rides all five of us could go on together.

It was amazing to see all the Lego creations. Disneyland is better, but I'd definitely enjoy going back sometime when Josiah is taller and Dustin can join us.