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Jun. 21st, 2012 12:01 am
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I've been in California since June 10th. I started out in Fresno to visit my aunt and uncle. My cousin and her children Sam (almost 3) and Nora (3 months) were there too. It was my first time meeting Nora. She's very cute, and so strong! She can't crawl yet or anything, but she loves being held so she's standing. As she's doing that she'll flex her leg muscles. I'd met Sam once before, but it was back 2010 so he didn't remember me. However Sam is pretty friendly, and he warmed up to me very quickly. Before too long he was asking me to play with him and watch him do things like brush his teeth, put on his pajamas, etc. What really impressed me is how well Sam can talk and communicate. Within my first couple days of meeting him Sam informed me of the following: "Glass is breakable, we don't walk in the street, we need to wash our hands, and we don't touch grandpa's guitar." He also used the words "actually" and "steep" correctly. I also love the way he talks. Often, instead of just "yes" or "no" Sam will say, "I think yes," or "I think no." And instead of just demanding someone do something for him (as I've heard kids do), he'll say, "Would you like to..." Example: "Elizabeth, would you like to play with me in my tent?" (My aunt and uncle have a play tent set up for him in the living room.)

The weekend of Father's Day my other uncle, my other cousin, her husband, and her kids Nathan (age 7) and Talia (age 3) visited, and we had a mini family reunion. We went to Storyland (http://storylandplayland.com/) which I remembered loving as a child. It's changed a bit since I was a kid, but it was still fun. Sam, Talia, and Nathan loved it. Nora was too young to appreciate it. We had a barbeque, and just caught up with each other. I hadn't seem my other cousin since 2004 or my other uncle since 2006. It was my first time meeting Nathan and Talia. Overall it was a good weekend, and everyone had fun.

Now I'm in Anaheim, CA. I drove down from Fresno today. I will be going to the ALA Annual Conference here as well as spending two days in Disneyland. Tomorrow I'm getting my registration info from the conference and then going to Disneyland. I'll spend Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at the conference. Then on Tuesday I'm going back to Disneyland. I'll drive back to Fresno, and spend two more days with my aunt and uncle before flying back to PA. I'm very excited! I loved ALA last year, and I know I love Disneyland. I'm also excited that Chris Colfer (Kurt on Glee) will be at ALA.

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