The belly...

So I'm needing a little advice from those who read my blog.....How do you politely tell others (stangers or not) that you do not want them touching your belly? I don't get it anyway...why would you want to touch someone elses belly!? It isn't like you are touching the baby...weird!

PS...make this my polite way of telling all of you that I do not want my belly being touched! If and when you see me!

I am not trying to be mean...it is just a personal preference that I have...and I do not feel comfortable with sranger, family, or friend touching my belly...it really freaks me out!

:)

A visit down Candy Cane Lane :)

Although living in California it may not feel like Christmas...due to hotter weather and no snow....or look like Christmas for that matter since all the trees and grass are still green....but at least people try.....! There is a neighborhood here in Pacific Grove that has a park in the center of it...and each year the 3 streets surrounding the park all decorate their homes with lights and decorations...some do a great job....others...well...probably shouldn't even decorate...but hey...at least they put forth some effort.....Josh and I decided once again that this would be a great way to try and get into the Christmas spirit and have an opportunity for Josh to practice taking pictures at night...of course....enjoy.....

The entrance....
I took this one for Rachel...I was on the phone with her when I saw this one....only in California...

This was the ferris wheel in the park...there was also several cut outs you could stick your head in and take pictures as well as a gingerbread house for the little kids.....

This was a really cool one....

By FAR the ugliest one in the neighborhood....too much goin on here.....

Cute...little old toy shop with the elves making toys and santa at his desk....
I went into someones yard for this one....hey...if you don't want people in your yard don't put it out...right?
This one was great....Ashley Ray Tondu, if you read this I instantly thought of you and had to take this picture in hopes that one day you would decorate your house like this for Christmas...

PS...if you didn't realize I posted one before this one too...from our trip to the aquarium.

Aquarium visit....

This past Friday since it was so rainy and gross out Josh and I decided that we would go to the aquarium here in Monterey...which by the way is in the book/on the list of the top things to do/see before you die....and since we are members we can go as much as we want. Josh really just wanted to go to get some pictures with the new camera. He is still trying to figure it all out and get to where he knows all the settings and the right things to use at the right time to get the best picture! Here are a few shots from our visit.

This shot is for my brother Justin....when he was here he was obsessed with the otters and this one was just floating on the top of the water sleeping the whole time we were there. This is a salt water otter...it lives in a tank that has water circulated through it from the bay and is actually open to the outside.
This one is a crazy...creepy...scary eel coming out of the rock to attack Josh for taking a picture!

This is some of the beautiful Jellies....one of the most popular exhibits at the aquarium.

a different type of jelly....

One of the sharks in the outer bay exhibit.....

This is one of the fresh water otters at meal time...the one in the water was trying to get his fish...he had already had his own but ate it so fast that he wanted everyones as well.

Pictures.....Hearst Castle....Highway 1....snow topped Mountain...

Finally...I know! I guess our camera takes too good of pictures that Josh had to do some editing and downsizing on the ones that I wanted to post on here....so if you would like to see it bigger just click on the picture....! I will try and give a short description of each. Enjoy! In case you didn't already know these are taken with the new camera that we got for christmas from my mom and dad! Thank you mommy and daddy! WE LOVE IT! It is a Nikon D90 for you camera folks out there!

Oh and just a little bit of exciting news....I felt the baby for the first time last night....it was WEIRD and exciting...I think Josh was a little sad that he didn't get to feel...he had a huge smile and was asking all these questions about it!

This is just one of the many views along highway 1!
Another Highway 1 view.....

This is the view from our front door...we thought it was neat that the mountains had snow on them!

One of 3 guest houses at Hearst Castle!!!

The view of Hearst Castle on the hill in the distance driving in!

The crazy huge elephant seals we stopped to see along the way...they males come in November and the females arrive in December to give birth by early January!

Waterfall at Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park along Highway 1 in Big Sur!

This was our evening view leaving the castle driving back in land to Highway 101 so I wouldn't be scared driving back on 1 in the dark!

The main dining room at Hearst Castle...decorated for Christmas!

The main house(Casa Grande) at Hearst Castle where William Randolph Hearst stayed in the upper levels and the main dining, meeting room, theater, game room, etc where. It stands 137 feet tall and features 165 rooms and 127 acres of Gardens, terraces, pools and walkways.

The Roman outdoor heated pool in from of the main house.....