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Tourist-y Things

We had a weekend full of fun!  It's always great to have family in town. This weekend was no exception.  Tata, Nana, and the B. cousin clan were in town for some Disney fun (and a little Bug time).  Being around them all day on Saturday and Sunday night makes me miss them even more.  To see Rylee, Madysen, and Kaiya all interacting with Bug just makes my heart melt. They love her so much and honestly...Tata said it best- they are my babysitters during a meal.  Now, if only they could grow big enough and strong enough to carry this Bug.

Check out the fun, tourist-y things we did with the B. fam.

Day 1:  Getting ready for some cousin fun...
 A visit to The Grove for some lunch and a stop at the American Girl store.
 Then off to La Brea Tar Pits.  My first time there...ever.  Am I even from LA?
I'm pretty sure they don't want us doing this, but what a cute pic!
 Totally interesting watching those bubbles.  That girl in the orange shirt...she's our tour guide. :P
 Who doesn't want to roll down a big hill?
 Miss Rylee helping Miss Kaiya roll down the hill.
 Sometimes you get embarrassed when people cheer you on in public.  It's hard to be the center of attention.  I have this problem too. (Well, I could.)
 TIRED from rolling.
 Off to Hollywood.  Also my first time at the Chinese theatre.  Seriously, I must not be from LA.
Who doesn't need a bit of Jamie Foxx in their life?
 Yay!  They took a pic from the Hollywood sign!
 Girl pic!
 Picture of Bug's American Girl baby doll from Nana and Tata.
 Obviously they didn't want her to break her neck.
 Honestly?!?!  This thing is even Daddy and Mommy proof!
 Now that we got the neck brace off, do you think she looks like Bug? :)
 Now, here are the Instagram-med pics I took on our tour...

Starting off at Uncle Scott's house.
 The hubs with two funny girls.
 Bug lovin' Tata's facial hair.
 Rylee took this pic of Uncle Scott.  She catches his handsome side. :)
Rylee even got our good side too!
 Tata and his girls.
 After a very long day, we got home and this girl still had a smile on her face!
And this morning she poked her American Girl baby doll's eyes for 20 minutes. :)  Good thing she's not a real baby.
 At Downtown Disney with Rylee.  She kept reaching out for her.
 Babysitters.  I can't wait until they're old enough to carry her or Bug's old enough to walk.  Either.
 The hubs took a pic of me taking pics and documenting our time together. :)
 On Sunday morning we went to lunch with Mama and Papa. Mama and Bug are having a battle about keeping her shoes on. :P  Bug won.  Typical.
What an awesome weekend!

God Bless,
Kat



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