Here I am at the Grove on my usual Saturday afternoon outing with my grandma. We have lunch at Johnny Rockets and then do some shopping -- K-Mart for a toy or something for me, Whole Foods for grandma's weekly shopping, and CVS for a few items. This week I got a new toothbrush, one that has a battery in it and it vibrates as I brush my teeth!
Today grandma took me to a performance of the improvisation at ComedySportz, which every first Saturday of the month they do a Saturday ComedySportzKids.
It is an interactive improv, and I was featured three times! My grandma took pictures from her cell phone, some videos from her video camera, and some still shots from her video camera. For some reason, the batteries stopped working, and so she couldn't take a lot of video. Grandma did, however, get two little sound bites of the three actors making up a birthday song to me, and she recorded it on her cell phone which is cool!
My first bit was when I was onstage with the three actors and four other kids in the audience, and whenever they pointed to one of us, we had to say a word, and then they would continue with their improv. My best word was when someone said "and then I gave her my ..." and pointed to me, and I said "my flat screen tv!" Ha ha.
Then they asked if anyone had a birthday, and I raised my hand because I turn 8 on Monday, September 13. So I was brought to the stage and the group made up a song with a guitar and sang it. My grandma's video was not working but she managed to capture two 20 second sound bites, which is way cool.
Part one. Part two. (When you get to the DivShare page, just click on "download" and you can listen to the .wav file).
Then I participated in the finale, which had all the kids up on the stage (and some adults) and we all had to sing animal sounds (my group was lions), and one of the actors would "direct" or "conduct" us and we had to sing our sounds (there were cow's mooing, and chickens clucking) for the grand finale.
I had a really good time, and would like to go back again next month!
Grandma took me to see the soapbox races Saturday, in downtown Los Angeles. As you can see by these photographs, we were right at the railing and could see everything.
My grandma got some video of the skydiver and the NASCAR car doing a 180.
But, after the skydiving, the security moved the gates, and the crowd rushed over my grandma and I, and instead of being up in the front row, we were pushed back (because we were sitting in our chairs), and ended up so far away that not only could we not see the race, we could not even see the jumbotron!
So, we left, not being able to see a single box car. We went to the Grove, instead, and grandma let me ride the motorcycle game.
This is the trolley that runs through the Grove at Farmer's Market. Grandma and I rode it, and she took pictures! We go there every Saturday when I stay with her, and have lunch at Johnny Rockets. Lately she let's me ride the motorcycle video game that's in the local theater. I am still a beginner, though
I ran again in the L0s Angeles Marathon. Of course, since I am only six, I can't run the whole 26 miles. Every year, since I was two, I run a little farther. Last year, my grandma and I ran a whole mile!
I went with grandma to 7th and Fig to see Santa on Saturday. Santa asked me what I wanted for Christmas, and I told him I wanted a bike. Santa said he would have his elves work on it for me. High five to Santa!
Then Grandma and I ate some lunch and watched a jazz band play jazz Christmas songs. The lead singer asked me some questions in between one of her songs. I guess she knew I liked jazz music by the way I bopped my head and snapped my fingers (like my grandma has taught me).
When we were ready to leave, grandma and I discovered this art place, showing the work of Cheryl Walker. She had some nice pieces of art on the wall, but I had more fun running through the streamers of colored panels of plastic sheets.
My grandma and I went to the Tattoo Convention here in Los Angeles today. We stopped off at Victor de Los Angeles' booth, and he gave me a free tattoo! It is sooooooo neat!
Today is my birthday. I turned six. My grandma took me to Barnsdall Park and this is the view from the top of the hill. Ok, so her video camera is not that great, plus, it was a hazy day. Too bad the picture doesn't clearly show the Hollywood sign nor the Griffith Park Observatory. Grandma promises she'll take me there soon.
We went to a park afterward. I met some kids and had a great time.
Here I am at the playground!
Me rolling on the grass at Barnsdall Park!
Tomorrow I have a big birthday party at my mom's house, with lots of people coming. I am so excited. I hope I get a lot of presents!
Grandma and I went to Olvera Street and hung out, had lunch, and bought some toys and fans (toys for me, fans for grandma). Here I am having a cheese quesadilla; grandma had a margarita!
