Today’s job involved getting all of our worldly possessions packed up into the U-Haul truck. Thank goodness we had the help of Grandma Charlotte, Grandma Sue, and Rorie because there is only so long a baby can remain entertained by being in a box! :)

Our summer has been an absolute whirl wind of visitors, trips, and special events. Luckily, we have a little trooper on our hands. This morning Grandma Charlotte picked up our U-Haul for us and I got busy sorting, organizing, and packing. Bradley’s still in California for a couple more days and doesn’t arrive home until late Saturday night. In the meantime, Gracen and I have to have everything packed up and ready to go because we’re moving down to the coast on Sunday morning!

This morning we headed to the airport to catch our flight from San Jose to Seattle. Gracen was a champ and enjoyed frantically pointing to each person wearing a hat and then bopping herself on the side of the head twice (her sign for “hat”) as we made our way through the giant security line. You don’t realize how many people wear hats until you have someone pointing it out every single time. Grae dozed off during take off and stayed asleep for almost the entire flight, which was great because it meant that she stayed on her regular nap schedule. Once in Seattle, we used our 4 hour layover to cruise around the terminal in this very fun cart. Gracen smiled like mad and made lots of friends along the way. We boarded our flight to Kelowna just in time for her afternoon nap, and she slept straight through until landing. Couldn’t have asked for a better trip home!

‘Mama, I love it here in California!’

Today Gracen and I were lucky enough to visit Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, California.

‘And I’m not that sure of the end result! Mama, this is supposed to be your job.’

Today I thought I’d take my little blonde-haired, blue-eyed Ogasawara girl to Japantown in San Jose… So we headed up to the nearest Light Rail station and waited for our train.

I feel like this should be one of those “Steppin’ Out Saturday” posts that you see all over the blog world… You know the ones where they write something like this:

On Gracen:
Polka Dot Blouse – Gifted
Pleated Denim Skirt – Gifted
Vintage-inspired Sandals – Handed Down

Her expression and stance are perfect for it. Only it isn’t Saturday… And we don’t really do that sort of thing on this blog… Oh well. She’s still pretty cute!

We parked the car, popped Grae into the Ergo, and headed towards Chinatown first.

Since Bradley had the day off today, we decided to head out on a little adventure to nearby Santa Cruz. We packed up our stroller and doodlebug and started our hour and a half trip with an uneventful ride on the Light Train.

We had a rough night last night. And by rough, I mean a little girl who was burning up and waking every hour or so. And then only being able to fall back asleep on one of our chests. Ugh. I hate when she’s sick. This morning she’s been silent and still. Very uncharacteristic for this little lady… So we stayed in bed and watched cartoons for most of the morning, only leaving to pick up a sandwich and some soup for lunch. Here’s hoping that tonight is easier for her.

Gracen doesn’t seem to be feeling that well. She had a rough sleep last night and just hasn’t been herself today. First off, she’s been super clingy and has wanted to be snuggled up to her Mama all day. Secondly, she’s barely eaten anything. Now if you know Grae, this just isn’t her. Normally she’s Miss Independent and is happy to play on her own. And when it comes to mealtimes? Well, she normally gobbles everything and anything up, and then asks for more.

Today Gracen and I ventured out to historical downtown Campbell. We browsed through little shops, had lunch outdoors, and got a lot of walking in.

Early morning pool visit.

Once in Seattle, we had some breakfast and watched the planes come in and out while we waited for our next flight down to San Jose.