Fun on the boat?

Me, asleep on the boat, getting sunburnt from the non existant sun (or rather the sun that was behind the clouds the whole day) :(

Ashlynn driving the boat

Whale Watching

As a surprise to Ashlynn and I we went whale watching with Auntie Leigh Leigh and Uncle Mike and Mommy and Daddy. The weather wasn't that great, and there weren't that many whales, but we did see a humpback whale, and it did get pretty close to the boat! I ended up falling asleep on the side of the boat and getting sunburnt, and Ashlynn got to drive the boat! 

To see a movie click here.

At the end, we saw loads of seal lions hanging out on a pier! So cute!

Flight Simulator!

We also got a tour of the flight simulator. Every pilot of the space shuttle, has been in one of these very same simulators. 

Ashlynn in the Vertical Motion Simulator

This is the room that the vertical motion simulator was in. It could move 60 feet vertically and 40 feet horizontally. 

The room with the other simulators that were not in use

The Biggest Wind Tunnel in the WORLD!!

One of our first stops was the wind tunnel. The Ames Research Center has the world's largest wind tunnel, which is somewhere were they test planes to make sure that they are designed to survive heavy winds. It was pretty massive!

The stands for the plane

Ames Research Center

Mommy and Daddy went to Mommy's high school reunion and while she was there she met up with her friend, who has a job at NASA. So, guess where we went one afternoon? To the Ames Research Center to have a private tour!

You know, it's really great to have friends in high places! :)

The visitor center

Fun in California

We had a nice big dinner one night with Auntie Leigh Leigh and Uncle Mike and Lenny. Very yummy salmon!

Funny bandages that look like BACON! In the right corner you can see - BACON SOAP!

My friends think that it's hilarious, but I think it's kind of disgusting! Can you imagine washing your hands with pig fat? EEW!

Rescue Breathing

So you thought those other dolls were kind of scary, well take a look at these ones! These are the ones we did rescue breathing on. To pass we had to do 2 minutes of rescue breathing. I have to say, that by the end I was feeling kind of dizzy. 

But Ashlynn and I both passed. So now we are certified babysitters! 

Babysitting Class at the Red Cross

Off to AMERICA!!!

First stop: California to stay with Grandpa and Grandma. 

Because the school doesn't offer a babysitting course, and I wanted to babysit some fun Dutch kids, I decided I wanted to do a Red Cross Baby sitting Course in California. Ashlynn wanted to do it too, even though she's a bit young to be babysitting. We got to the Red Cross Center and had our class which included stuff like:

How to hold a baby/toddler

How to feed a baby/toddler

How to change a diaper

How to do rescue breathing

How to check for injury

ect

ect.... :)

Each student got a Babysitter's Pack which included 2 books and a first aid kit

Really creepy baby dolls!

Ashlynn holding her very creepy baby doll

p.s. Sorry I haven't posted in like FOREVER!

Around the house

 Here are some pictures of fun times around Grandpa and Grandma's house.....

Photo time....

Bubble Bath!!!

Ashlynn tried  out a trumpet....

San Francisco Science Museum

We went to the newish science museum of San Francisco. It was really fun. 

There was an aquarium and there was a jungle section. 

We saw a white alligator! 

That's one big butt!

To the real boardwalk

We went with Grandpa and Grandma to the real boardwalk, and saw some sea lions, really close!

More at the boardwalk

Mere fotos van het boardwalk......

Board Walk!

Ashlynn had been scheming with Auntie LeighLeigh and Uncle Mike about going to an amusement park while we were in California. So we decided to go to the Boardwalk. 

The main ride

Awesome ride that simulated as if you were flying. Ashlynn thought she was going to fall out because the restraint was a 'one size fits all'

Big Birthday Bash

 Birthday Cakes - mine was chocolate and Ashlynn's was lemon

We got to see one of my friends that had moved from Holland at the party. Hannah (she was in my class for Y4 and Y5 then she moved) and her sister Tenniya came over to swim and eat Mexican food as well as Monique and her sister Sarah.
Fun Fun Fun!

Birthday Presents

Unwrapped birthday bags...... 

Reading the cards.......

Opened birthday presents....

p.s. Happy Halloween!!

Happy Birthday Breakfast

On the 18th of August Ashlynn and I planned that we wanted to make a special surprise for Grandpa and Grandma on my birthday.

So we decided to make a buffet.

We cut up tomatoes (for our bagels), strawberries and melon.

Ashlynn made fresh lemonade (which was Very sour - but nice)

HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

Here's our haunted house boat ride. You ride through on a boat and water comes out at you.....that kinda thing!

The ride......(read from left to right - that's order of how it would have been)

The Hand!

The haunted castle on the right......they say it's home to hundreds of ghosts.....

Big Scary Ghost!

The dreaded tunnel of doom!