Echo Park Lake

Amanda enjoying scooter ride around the lake...

 ...and a cool ice cream after the ride...

The lotus are back...

Grand Park

 The newly opened Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles turns out to be quite an exciting place for Amanda featuring a nice pool for kids to play on a hot day...

 Although we had no change of clothes, Amanda could not stay dry...

Here is the Grand Park overlooking the city hall...

Pinnacles National Park

 New created National Park... known for rock formations from extinct volcano,,,

Amanda is now big enough to handle the challenges of the trail...  

Amanda and mom climbing down...

Lompoc

Lompoc, Flower Seed Capital of the World....

Giant sunflowrs...

Solvang

 Solvang, California's Danish town...

Santa Barbara

 Santa Barbara, where the mountains meet the sea....

 On Fourth of July celebrations...