Sunday, July 24, 2022

Kat at Scouts' Summer Camp - Tahquitz

Kat went to summer camp with Scouts BSA for a week. Mom packed her some notes to open every day to give her a smile...
She tented with her good buddies Tiana, Nadia, and Phoebe. Much giggling ensued. 
She worked on her Camping, Basketry, and Leatherworking badges.
L to R: Milla, Juliette, KaiLani, Paula, Bella, Elizabeth, Phoebe, Tiana, Kat, and Nadia
35 Scouts from her Troop went, big group!
Troop 568 - Tahquitz 2022
She said her classes were fun...

They hung out at the pool a lot...
And goofed around a lot with her friends. 
Tiana, Kat, Nadia, AnnaLeah, and Phoebe
This picture cracks me up, you can tell everyone is just done and ready to go home!
Home safely!
 

Saturday, July 23, 2022

Funko Hollywood Store

The kids were SOOOO excited to go to the Hollywood Funko store. There were so many Funko pops, and so many photo ops!
Here's Dad with Rick and Morty on an insane adventure (he bought a Bird Person shirt too).
Kat held Hagrid's hand...
And lounged in the Great Hall with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Harry Potter area. 
Dad took a posing cue from Dr. Ian Malcolm while they were chased by the T-Rex in the "Jurassic Park" area.
Tommy lost his head to Drogon while a White Walker looked on in the "Game of Thrones" area.
Mom was attacked by the Demogorgon while Eleven tried to save her in "Stranger Things". 
And we all cracked up at this Beetlejuice exhibit. 
Kat is into horror movies these days, but was unimpressed by Jason from "Friday the 13th". 
Tommy shot first in his interaction with Greedo...
Mom and Dad bellied up with the bounty hunters in Mos Eisley...
And Mom and Tommy told these Stormtroopers they weren't the droids they were looking for in the Star Wars area. 
Everyone chose a Funko Pop to take home: Kat got Max from "Stranger Things", Mom got RBG...
Tommy got Soundwave from "Transformers"...
And Dad got Sloth from "The Goonies". Good thing we already have a Gizmo from "Gremlins" Funko for Gizmo at home!

Warner Bros Studio Tour

Since we didn't get to take any trips yet this summer, we decided to do a day of fun in LA. First stop: Warner Bros Studio Tour! Mom and Dad liked the "Friends" set, and quoted lots of lines. 
Hanging out in Chandler and Joey's apartment...
Reclining in the chairs!
On the couch at Central Perk!
They also had fun on the Big Bang Theory set. Mom got to sit in Sheldon's spot. 

Last stop on the backlot was the Friends fountain. 
It was fun going behind the scenes, and we think we even saw 2 of the stars of "Sex Lives of College Girls" (which Mom and Dad watch, but won't let us) walking onto set!
We had fun learning some of the movie-magic secrets. Here are Giant Kat and Tiny Tommy playing with forced perspective...
And working with motion-capture software to make Dobby dab.
Next was the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts set. Tommy was contemplating his concoction...

And Kat was excited about hers. 
They also practiced some poses for wand-dueling...
And we learned how to emerge from Newt Scamander's briefcase. 

Tommy got comfy in Harry Potter's cupboard under the stairs...
And Kat peeked out to see if the coast was clear and no Dursleys were around. 
Which one is my letter from Hogwarts? 
The sorting hat! Tommy is always a Slytherin, even though he won't admit it. 
Kat is always a Hufflepuff, until today when she was a Slytherin too! She was not pleased. Mom is always a Gryffindor, and Dad is the wild card. This time he was a Hufflepuff!
We potted some Mandrakes...
And then moved on to the DC Superheroes exhibit. Kat really is Wonder Woman!
And Tommy makes a pretty good Aquaman. 
 Here's a video of us goofing around on the backlot, potting Mandrakes in the Harry Potter experience,
 and getting sorted into our Hogwarts Houses. Everyone agreed that the tour was way more fun than 
they expected, and definitely worth our while!

Friday, July 22, 2022

Parents Time Away

Sometimes Mom and Dad do stuff on their own. Mom went to a Bans off our Bodies rally in her new favorite shirt. 
Kat helped design her sign. 
She also had brunch with some friends...
And then she and Dad had a night away in Hollywood with their friends Jason and Jessica. 

Fun times for 2 old people!