oli ihanaa -- it was lovely

meidan kalifornian lomamatka lahenee loppuaan. olipa meilla ihana matka! tassa viela muutamia otoksia matkamme varrelta. our holiday in california is coming to its end. we've had such a lovely trip. here are couple of pictures from our journey.

mieheni on joka aamu lahtenyt lenkille. olen niin ylpea hanesta! kuva hanen retkiltaan. my husband has gone for walks every morning. i'm so proud of him! this picture is from his wanderings.

grand central market. paiva aunt S:n ja uncle R:n seurassa L.A.:n keskustassa. he asuvat nykyaan siella hienossa vanhassa rakennuksessa. grand central market. a day with aunt S and uncle R in downtown L.A. they now live there in a fancy old building.

tassa me ollaan menossa siella keskustassa union stationilla. myos hieno vanha rakennus. so here we are in the union station. also a cool old building.

sitten rantaelamaa huntington beachilla grandpan ja grandman kanssa. kuivanneesta merikasvista tekemani koru. then some beach life at huntington beach with grandma and grandpa. a neckless made out of dry seaweed :).

lasten luontoaarteita kavelyretkelta pihan lahelta. ruusuntuoksu oli kerrassaan huumaava. childrens' nature treasures from a walk near the house. the rose smell was wonderful.
long beachin merimaailmassa uncle A:n, aunt K:n ja heidan pikku E:n kanssa. at the long beach aquarium with uncle A, aunt K and their little E.
ja kavelylla siellapain. and walking around there.
kuule humina naissa palmuissa. aah. hear the wind blowing in these palm trees. aah.

veljekset veljen luona. talla matkalla tajusin, etta mina ja aunt K olemme naineet veljekset :). missa ovatkaan olleet ne kuuluisat aivonystyrat. the brothers at the brother's home. during this trip i realized that aunt K and i married the brothers :). very smart of me.
joku muukin tykkaa vihreasta kuin mina. seinatkin ovat vihreat. serkku E:n leluilla leikkimista. see, somebody else likes greens too. the walls are green and quite many other things too! playing with cousin E's toys and kind of with her :)
D & S uncle A:n ja aunt K:n uima-altaalla. ollaan nautittu lammosta. D & S at uncle A's and aunt K's swimming pool. we've been enjoying the warm weather.
onnellinen cocon taluttaja. a happy coco walker.
ja naminami jaadytettya jugurttia, marjoja ja muita paallystyksia valinnan mukaan. and some frozen yogurt at menchie's.

elamani miehet. newport beachin temppelilla. ymparoiva puutarha oli tosi kaunis. the men of my life. at the newport beach temple. the garden around it was very beautiful.
onnellisia balboan saarella. happy people on balboa island.


maailmanpyorassa kavi kaikki paitsi E. in the ferris wheel, everybody except E.

jaadytettya banaania newport beachilla kuten mieheni aina pienena teki. frozen banana in newport beach like my husband always did when he was young.

isot aallot ovat olleet D:n ja S:n yksi matkan kohokohdista. eilen S:n kohokohta oli: "kun piirsin grandpalle ja odotin etta han tulee kotiin". big waves have been one of D's and S's highlights during the trip. yesterday S's highlight was: "when i draw for grandpa and waited for him to come home and give it to him."