california...part one: richmond, ca

i have been off-line for a while, so this post is going to be a bit of a mess...it is going to contain pictures and movie clips from the first two weeks of my trip. forgive me if the order is haphazard, my mom will do her best to post things chronologically, but she's certain there will be errors. my grandparents just got wireless service today, so in the future, these posts will be more timely. in the mean time...enjoy my california thus far!

the trip started in richmond at my grandparents giuliana and roger's home. i met my aunt cristina and my cousins scott and justin...and flash, the wonder dog. we visited jen, marc, maya and sadie in petaluma and then brett, liz and the 'girls' (billie, ella, and piggy joe) in san francisco.
then we went to santa cruz where all kinds of chaos ensued. i met my uncle eric and cousins carmen and omar. and, as it was carmen's 5th birthday, i met a bunch of her girl friends. my aunts diane, nancy and rebecca were there too. we then drove down to l.a. with my tata and nana. this is where i am now......meeting all sorts of others......

take a look!

above is my cousin justin.....
below is his assistance dog flash and my auntie cristina...


below is my cousin scotty...and my grandpa roger......




above is my grandma giuliana. below she is feeding me green beans on her back deck...








and here i am with my auntie cris.....


thanks to sara and laura for lending me this cute and clever travel bed...as you can see....i made the most of this bed!