Visit to California

This past weekend we flew down to California to see Elvin's parents and to attend a friend's wedding. Thankfully, the plane was not full and the middle seat stayed open for Eliana to roam around on. We brought plenty of toys and activities, as her attention span lasts only about 3 minutes per activity.

Ye-ye and Nai-nai ("Grandpa" and "Grandma" in Chinese) got to spend some quality time with Eliana. Here is Eliana letting Ye-ye taste some of her pretend cooking with her tea set.

She got to walk outside and practiced going down the steps by herself.For the wedding on Saturday, Eliana wore a dress. She lasted about 10 minutes into the ceremony and then we moved her outside so that the couple could get married in peace without her commentary ringing through the sanctuary. She was happy to run around on the lawn.

A little fall soiled her tights, though. Her new shoes also got smudged.

At the reception, we admired the happy couple's wedding "cake." Instead of a traditional cake, though, they opted for a wedding donut as both are huge donut fans. Eliana almost got a hold of a maple bar.

This was one of the most kid-friendly reception we've been to. The organizers thoughtfully provided a basket full of toys, coloring books, stickers, and play-doh for the kids to play with. Here is Eliana pretending to eat play-doh (she knows she's not supposed to but likes to pretend she disobeying.)

The next morning, we spent some time with friends who were also in town for the wedding. We tried to take pictures, but our daugher refused to be normal.
Take #2. Still wriggling around. Maybe she got a hold of a Calvin and Hobbes comic book?

We flew back home on Monday. Since we got up at 6am, she was very tired and ready for a nap by the time the plane landed at 10am.