Handful of Herreras: Ralph's Week Off

Ralph and I are very fortunate to have weekends off; but sometimes, after a long week, we're too tired to even do anything during the weekend. This past week, however, Ralph took some time off; and on the days that I had off (I work part-time), we decided to do some fun stuff.

Last Monday, we took Owen to the beach for the very first time! I know, I know...what took us so darn long? Well, for one, Owen does not like getting his hands dirty. If he gets grass or dirt on his hands, he'll stop at nothing until someone cleans them. Second, Owen is a brave kid, AND he loves the water. So my previous thought of him going to the beach was just him getting really annoyed with all the sand and constantly wanting to run into the ocean. And, of course, taking a toddler anywhere is a huge production, let alone the beach...BUT, we decided to go for it, and we had a grand old time, especially Owen.

Then on Wednesday, we went to Disneyland and California Adventure, but not before "Datton" (that's what Owen calls Ralph) planned for us to have breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen! It's a character dining buffet located in the Disneyland Hotel, and everything was amaaazing.

He couldn't keep his eyes off Minnie Mouse.

Mickey-shaped everything.

And Dale couldn't keep away from Owen!

He really loves his "Poh".

And then today, Memorial Day, we had a picnic at Melinda Park. The first half of the day was pretty gloomy and cold, but luckily for us, it was blue skies and sunshine when we went out.