Santa Anita Park 04/13/2008

I won tickets to Carnival Days at Santa Anita Park (Race track) for this past weekend. Due to Brian's latest foot surgery he couldn't go so Grandpa and Grandma went with Matthew and I to the Track yesterday. Grandpa went off to play the ponies while Matthew set off to ride a pony. They advertised that there would be child size racing silks and a miniature winner's circle for photos but when we got there, no one in the infield had a clue what we were talking about. Matthew had a blast "racing his horsey" around the track nonetheless. It was 99 degrees with NO breeze or shade to speak of. Matthew also went on a flying car ride (yellow of course) and just hung out with Mommy and Grandma. I finally bet on the 6th race because a horse by the name of "Senator Matty" was running. He was in first place for over half the race and then just sort of stopped running. Oh well, the REAL Matty never stops running!

The top picture (didn't load right of course) is of Matthew and Mimi (her Mommy just gave me this pic) at his previous daycare. This was probably the week he left to go to Alithea's. Mimi and he were pretty much glued to each from the time she started there last July until Matthew left before Christmas. He does see her once in a while on Saturdays. He loves blondes, what can I say. He will have some fast toddler talking to do though if/when AG sees this...LOL

No more new photos for now, we have Passover dinner (seder) with the family next week and I hope to snap some group shots of the kids and all of us together. I'm trying to get to San Diego or Palm Springs for a weekend also before I leave for the Barbie Convention in Kansas City mid June so I'll post more recent of picks of Matthew. Our third and next to last PPR (post placement report) is due in Russia May 16th so we better get the house ready for our social worker. Right now it looks like a daycare blew up.