Miss Lela's Land

Parade

2012-02-01T07:07:00.000-08:00

Papá, look at the parade! There goes everybody!

Hmmmm.... Next time we come to Disneyworld, I think you and I should lead the parade.

Oh, yes, there shall indeed be a next time...

2012-01-30T20:31:00.000-08:00

Just a quick note to say we love you, Namma!

TV break

2012-01-30T18:15:00.000-08:00

Just having a relaxing TV break.

In my usual TV watching Minnie Mouse ears. And Minnie Mouse shoes. While eating a Minnie Mouse lollipop. Of course!

Playground

2012-01-28T18:15:00.000-08:00

Climb! Climb! Climb!

And swing with me, Namma!

Lunch

2012-01-26T17:51:00.000-08:00

Few! I don't know about you, but I need a snack after all that fun!

Mmmmmm-ammmmm-yummmm-muummmmummmmmm...

Dinosaur

2012-01-24T17:49:00.000-08:00

No time to wave, Namma! I'm flying a triceratops! This is serious business!

Play, play, play....

2012-01-22T18:47:00.000-08:00

.... and CRASH.

Princesses!

2012-01-20T09:35:00.000-08:00

Lucky for all these ladies, they got to meet a REAL princess -- Princess Lelarella!

Bell's dress is so lovely!

And here's me, with Jasmine and my Minnie Mouse ears!

And Snow White was really nice!

And she was totally surprised by my blue hair!

And here, amazingly, are Cinderella and Cinderella!

Pooh and friends

2012-01-18T09:31:00.000-08:00

At lunch, we ran into Pooh and all his friends! There's me an Papá with Pooh!

And Piglet waved for me me to scoot over so that he could sit down on my bench!

I got back up to pose with Tigger.

And I had to chase down Eeyore, who is just the best! I love him! Hug hug hug!

Characters

2012-01-16T09:26:00.000-08:00

We met all sorts of characters, just walking around! The most important, of course, was Minnie Mouse!

Pluto signed my autograph book, but he had to hold it up to his eye to see it!

Meeko was really friendly!

And King Louis is great! He reminds me of Dada.

Dumbo

2012-01-14T09:10:00.000-08:00

Namma and I rode a zillion rides at Disneyworld! Dumbo is great, and Namma let me drive it up and down!

Let's ride again, Namma!

We're Back!

2012-01-12T07:30:00.001-08:00

Hello, loyal readers! After three weeks abroad, I am back from my travels! Namma and Papa and I had the best time in the far-off kingdoms of Disneyworld! I'll be posting my photos for the next while, so keep your eye on this space!

Magical Kingdom, indeed!

We're off!

2011-12-14T17:38:00.000-08:00

Pinky and I just wanted to say bye-bye! We are off on vacation in a few days, so there probably won't be any posts here for a while, while I am in Disney with Namma and Papa (!!!) and Mom and Dad are in somewhere called Spain. That I know has lynxes in it, so I hope they see one. Talk to you all after the New Year, when I'll have a whole year's worth of photos to put on line, no doubt!

Baking with Candice 2

2011-12-12T21:03:00.000-08:00

I'm an old pro at cookie decorating.

Shake, shake, shake!

And voilà!

Pretty pretty, huh?

Thanks so much for baking with me! We'll have to come back soon! It was great seeing you both!

Baking with Candice 2

2011-12-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

Here we are getting all set up...

First we made a massive brownie. YUM.

Then we decided to bake some more, so we make sugar cookies!

The best part is making a mess!

Rooooooolllllling...

Cookie-cutter-ing...

And, perfect!

Baking with Candice 1

2011-12-08T20:50:00.000-08:00

We drove down see Auntie Candice and Uncle Rick!

He, he, he... She and I baked all day. I am going to eat a lot of sugar.

Hmmmmm.... Maybe just a tiny little bite would be ok with Mom and Dad...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMM!

Thanksgiving 4

2011-12-06T20:46:00.000-08:00

We went to the Getty so Dad could see some old books. I made him this great monster mask! He looks better this way, no?

Mom and I had a great time, and isn't that a lovely sunset?

Well, that about does it for one day!

Thanksgiving 3

2011-12-04T05:00:00.000-08:00

Come on, Paulina! Let's go to the zoo!

Come on, Papa and Sebastian! We're going!

Namma, you come, too! To get there, we have to ride jungle animals!

Yep, Paulina, that's the way!

Try to keep up with me! Leopards are really fast!

That's the way, Sebastian!

And we're there!

Was that FUN Paulina? Was that FUN?

Thanksgiving 2

2011-12-02T20:12:00.000-08:00

Namma and I found time to stretch out and do some yoga! Aaaaaand,

DOWN!

Thanksgiving 1

2011-11-30T20:09:00.001-08:00

We went to Paulina and Sebastian's house for Thanksgiving!* Here is the house! Funny how we all fit in it.

I played and played and played with my little cousins. Fun to be the big kid for a change!

*[Note to Uncle Jeff -- can you send the big group photos to my dad??]

Harvest Festival Chickens

2011-11-17T05:30:00.000-08:00

Are these things chickens?

Seriously, people eat these things?

Ever get the feeling that they are trying to trick us?

Harvest Festival

2011-11-15T07:41:00.000-08:00

We all went over to the Harvest Festival!

Ella and I walked the rope bridge!

And then we played around on some tractors.

This is just like the ones they had in the Old Days, I think.

Squish over, El!

Quite a pair of farmers we are!

School Photos

2011-11-13T17:04:00.001-08:00

It's that time of year again!

School picture day!

Ta-da!

Las Vegas III

2011-11-13T07:37:00.000-08:00

Ghong-Ghong took Liz and I to see a talking tree.

Just keep smiling and maybe it won't eat us...

Las Vegas II

2011-11-11T18:40:00.000-08:00

We all had a great time! Thanks for having us visit!

Now, let's eat the cake!! Happy birthday, Ghong-Ghong!

Las Vegas I

2011-11-09T18:38:00.000-08:00

Mom and I went out to Las Vegas to visit my cousins!

This is my cousin Elizabeth!

Ghong-Ghong and I had a great time playing, and eating pomegranates!

Don't mind if I grab a few more!

Jonathan had some, too!

Pumpkin

2011-11-08T07:43:00.000-08:00

We carved a pumpkin! It was going to be a Jack-O-Lantern, but then I convinced Dad to add ears and make it a Cat-O-Lantern.

Can you tell that I did the drawing for Dad to follow?

Then, I played around with Photoshop to make it look EXTRA spooky!

2011-11-07T17:50:00.000-08:00

Mom and I got all set for Halloween! She is Hello Kitty, and of course I am Cinderella!

After Trick-or-Treating, I asked Dad if I could eat some of the candy...

Don't you think that sweet, little Lela deserves just a tiny nibble? Don't-cha?

I think you can't resist me!

YES! CANDY!

Halloween I

2011-11-05T17:46:00.000-07:00

We all went to a pumpkin patch!

Check out this great one!

Ella, Owen and I had a great time! And don't miss Owen's spooky skeleton shirt!

World Music

2011-11-01T05:30:00.000-07:00

Ella and I have been going to the World Music Festival together since we were kids!

This time, we made fans!

And played all kinds of games.

Dad says that this photo looks like what we'll look like when we are teenagers.

We took a rest after lots of playing!

I'm sure we'll be back next year!

Fairytale Land!

2011-10-26T05:00:00.000-07:00

Mom and I went to Fairytale Land while Dad was teaching someone else's students about monsters...

Can you see me way up there? I'm visiting Owl!

And then we were off to see the wizard!

Laundry

2011-10-24T05:00:00.000-07:00

Hard at work, as ever!

Don't tell Dada that I dropped his shirt in the mud...!

Climbing

2011-10-22T05:00:00.000-07:00

Of course, nobody would let a pair of four year olds use a climbing wall. Right?*

WRONG! Here we go!

Climb, Ella, climb!

Ooops! I guess that's why they always say, "Don't look down."

*Note: Clearly, only dad was on hand when the decision was made...

Reading

2011-10-20T05:00:00.000-07:00

Just El and me, hanging out and reading some books...

Ta-da!

2011-10-18T05:00:00.000-07:00

Ta-da!

Picnic

2011-10-16T05:00:00.000-07:00

Just mom and me having a picnic!

Costumes

2011-10-14T05:00:00.000-07:00

Run, Princess Lela, run! A giant cat it chasing you!

Oh, silly Lela! That's just Ella!

Closeups

2011-10-12T05:00:00.000-07:00

Just me!

Oooh, that's close up!

You're so silly, Dad!

Mud!

2011-10-10T05:00:00.000-07:00

I watered this nice patch of dirt... What do you think I can do with it now...?

Aaaaaaannnnnd....

JUMP!

Tada! Check out the splatter on the fence! Good work, that.

Hailstorm!

2011-10-08T05:00:00.000-07:00

Holy cow! It's hailing like mad out here!

Dad and I built a snowman! Or a hailman, anyway! And it lasted until the next morning!

Flowers and lace

2011-10-06T09:06:00.000-07:00

As my faithful followers know, I have an eye for fashion.

This is a headband, but I think it truly looks better on my forehead...

...because then I can still see how fancy it is!

Why all these photos of just me? I can take one of you too!

Thanks Namma & Papa for indulging me!

Ballet

2011-09-30T05:00:00.001-07:00

Grace, delicacy and beauty.

Thank you Auntie Shelle & Uncle Jeff for helping foster my talents!

Gorgeous

2011-09-27T05:00:00.000-07:00

Am I gorgeous, or what?

Eiffel Tower

2011-09-26T05:00:00.000-07:00

[Note from the editor: Lela looks at our curtains, parted as you can see them, and says, "Dad, doesn't that look like the Eiffel Tower?" Um, yes, why, yes it does!]

Building

2011-09-24T05:00:00.000-07:00

Dad and I built some new chairs for the patio!

I'm really good with a screwdriver.

Ta-da!

Splash

2011-09-22T05:00:00.000-07:00

Huh. Don't these fountains look funny, Ved?

Come look at what?

AHHHHHHHHH!

Run away! Run away!
Okay, can we do it again?!

Ved!

2011-09-20T05:00:00.000-07:00

You all remember my old friend Ved, right? We've been friends since we were kids.

He and his mom took me to a great park!

And we climbed all around!

Ta-da!

Then, we went to Stanford to check out the art history program. This is where I'm planning to go to school...I hope Ved will be here too!

Goofy Bye Bye

2011-09-19T05:00:00.000-07:00

Bye Bye!

2011-09-17T19:00:00.000-07:00

Showing off a new outfit!

Box

2011-09-17T18:45:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, HUGE box arrived from me, and it said it was from Namma and Papa! That can only be good!

Peacock fairy

2011-09-10T09:58:00.000-07:00

The magical peacock fairy sleeps.

At dawn, she awakens...

... and greets the rising sun with full plume.

Cupcake time again...

2011-09-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sweet, patient, innocent me... just waiting to enjoy a nice cupcake.

AAAUUUGGGGHHH!!!

Glam

2011-09-06T21:41:00.000-07:00

Here's Ella and me rockin' it out in style.


Strike a pose!

Do you want to coordinate now?

Ta-da!

We're off, down the rabbit hole...

Bye, bye and see you soon!

Bye bye England!

2011-09-01T06:03:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess that wraps up the trip! Ta-ta!

That's it!

No more photos, please!

Flattering Photo

2011-08-30T06:17:00.000-07:00

Our friend Surekha came down to Brighton to visit us for the day, and we went to a local museum where they had this old photo board. We look great, don't we? Only Dad knew what it looked like when we agreed to take the picture...

Zipline

2011-08-28T06:07:00.000-07:00

THIS was the main event at the park:

OMG. OMG. OMG.

This would be totally illegal in the US. I loved it.

Park

2011-08-26T06:01:00.000-07:00

The Queen's Park was right by our place in Brighton!

Mom and I liked to hang out there. And Dad, too.

When it rains out (which it does a lot), the train is a good place to hide!

Up and over!

The climby things there were awesome! But wait for the next post for the REAL excitement...

Color Change

2011-08-24T06:55:00.000-07:00

So, my favorite restaurant in England, Yo Sushi, has these color-changing lights in the benches! Dad put his phone next to the light and I looked down at it!

Goofing

2011-08-17T06:29:00.000-07:00

Well, um, yeah. This will make the highlight reel at my wedding...

Spinning the World

2011-08-15T06:19:00.000-07:00

The same museum has a cool clear globe.

I always figured I was the one who made the world spin...

Dancing at Highclere

2011-08-11T09:39:00.000-07:00

Dancing at Highclere.

Driving

2011-08-07T06:01:00.000-07:00

We all drove up to Highclere Castle, on the wrong side of the road.

Well, Dad actually did the driving.

I offered to drive us home. No problem! Except that I can't reach the pedals.

Royal Pavillion

2011-08-06T06:46:00.000-07:00

We went to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton! It is absolutely loony! But they don't allow photos inside, so all we have pictures of is the balcony where we had a scone!

Aaaaaammmmmmmmm!

And now to wash it down with some fine elderflower presse!

Namma, Papa, and Pink Bear came along, and we all had a great time!

Oh, and don't tell the authorities, but it seems Dad did manage to snap one picture of Pink and I walking around. The acoustiguide was great!

Ye Olde Build-a-Bear

2011-08-04T06:16:00.000-07:00

Did you know that they have Build-A-Bear in England, too? I didn't! But Namma and Papa took me!

World, meet Flora! I created her and gave her life! Mmwwwaahahahahaha! Thanks, Namma and Papa!

Cupcake Me!

2011-08-02T06:13:00.000-07:00

Perhaps just a bit silly over the prospect of a cupcake with Dad!

Brighton Pier

2011-08-01T06:09:00.000-07:00

Namma and Papa and Mamma and Dad took me to the Pier, just around the corner from our house in Brighton! Looks like we are tall enough to ride, huh Namma?

Ready, Namma?

We're off!

Papa looks so happy, here! Good thing we posed for the picture BEFORE the ride...

Me, I'm still bouncy as ever!

Woo-hoo!

And then we rounded off the day by sharing an ice cream cone with a great white shark.

Back in town

2011-07-30T15:29:00.001-07:00

After an exciting month in England, I'm back home in California!

We had a great time! Watch this blog for lots and lots of photos from the trip. Since nothing much of interest happens here, I'll just post England photos for a while!

Weather

2011-07-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

Here we are, enjoying a "fine, English summer."

Can we go home to California, now?

Running on the beach

2011-07-15T12:28:00.000-07:00

How I spend my days...

I hear that running on the beach is really good for my health.

Not sure if my running is good for mom's, though!

High Tea

2011-07-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

When in England, one simply must have high tea!

Dada and I dressed for the occasion!

Look at this place! Proper British, to the hilt!

Mom and I were very excited about it all.

Of course, I had raspberry tea! And Dad shared his tea sandwiches with me!

I LIKE HIGH TEA! Dad asked, "Could this high tea be any higher?" Since my cup wasn't full, I said "Yes, it could be higher!" :)

Brighton Beach

2011-07-11T13:31:00.000-07:00

We live at the beach! Really! Just half a block away! You can practically see our house in the background, here!

Ooooooh! Hang on....

One second, here.... Something is odd about this nice, SANDY beach....

He, he, he.... ROCKS everywhere! A hundred-million-forty-two-seventy-trillion rocks!

We had a lovely day, and this is more or less what we do, here....

ENGLAND!

2011-07-09T13:26:00.000-07:00

After a LOVELY two-week stay with Namma and Papa, we flew out to England! Jolly ol' pip-pip, tut-tut, and cheerio! Don't I look fresh as a daisy after the red-eye? Amazing that Namma and Papa are still conscious.

Tea Party

2011-06-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

Namma and I had a tea party! With bears! And real tea!

Namma's friend Miriam came along to share in Teddy Bear's birthday! I've been hearing about her for AGES, and I think she might have seen this blog more than once, too, so it was great to finally meet!

Mmmmmmmm! Raspberry Tea! Note the properly raised pinky.

With Namma and Papa!

2011-06-25T11:13:00.000-07:00

I'm having the BEST TIME EVER with Namma and Papa while those other two people (what were their names? Out of sight, out of mind...!) galavant about Europe!

And we had Pink Bear's birthday, too!

Visit

2011-06-17T22:10:00.000-07:00

Namma came out to pick me up and bring me back to New York with her! And while she was there, Great Aunt Shelle came out for a visit, too! We had a lovely stroll, of course!

Blue Lips

2011-06-17T14:51:00.000-07:00

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! I ate a blue ring pop!

Eeeeee! I wonder if I'm going to be blue forever...

That would be GREAT!

Papa Bear's Birthday

2011-06-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

It's Papa Bear and Baby Papa Bear's birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEARS!

I made them a card!

It is possible that there are a few spelling errors in here...

Cupcake Me II!

2011-06-06T08:45:00.000-07:00

THIS looks tasty.

And add frosting!

Sugar.......

Sprinkle-sprinkle...

Spatula off the cookies!

And voilà! Magnificent, if I do say so, myself! Thanks so much, Auntie Candice!

Cupcake Me!

2011-06-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

We went down to Napa to see Auntie Candice and Uncle Rick! Auntie Candice and I baked up a storm! I did EVERYTHING! Measuring vanilla...

Setting out the cupcake cups!

THIS PART IS FUN! Scooping in the batter!

AND we made cookies! And into the oven!

Fresh whipped

2011-05-29T22:02:00.000-07:00

Mama sometimes makes fresh whipped cream!
It's the best! So YUMMY!

Getting ready for Amaya's Party

2011-05-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

Is it time for the party? I'm READY!

I picked out these lovely flowers for her!

I hope she likes them!

Goofy

2011-05-26T19:04:00.000-07:00

Nope, not at all goofy. Not me. Not ever...

Swimming!

2011-05-20T07:50:00.000-07:00

As you know, I am like a fish in the water. Now, the backstroke!

Aaaaaannd...

Thankyouverymuch!

I am a superhuman fish-girl who can swim forever without getting tired!

Ok, so *maybe* swimming tires me out just a bit... This was me, when we got home...

Fairy

2011-05-18T06:35:00.000-07:00

You all know me. Classy, and a snazzy dresser! Can you tell I chose this outfit entirely by myself?

With a wave of my magic want, I can make you as fancy as I am! Ta-da!

Pulling the Trailer

2011-05-16T21:15:00.000-07:00

Every day, Dad pulls me around in this trailer, so you know me! I decided to see if I could do it, myself!

And, of course I can!

Woo-hoo! Watch me, Buddy, watch me!

Hang on in there, Pink Bear!

Here I go!!

Opening Presents -- Yes, belatedly!

2011-05-08T07:11:00.000-07:00

No, no, I didn't OPEN them belatedly! That would be CRAZY! Dad was just slow in uploading!

Namma's iPhone

2011-04-29T09:29:00.000-07:00

Another classic from the November archives!

This is an iPhone! Have you heard of them?

It is sort of like a phone. But I feel compelled to worship it.

Look into the light!

Ha! I can type!

If you'll excuse me, now, I have texting to get back to...

Off to school!

2011-04-27T09:20:00.000-07:00

And it's another unused classic from the archive! This one dates all the way back to November!

This is how I look when I am headed off to school in the bike trailer!

My helmet is VERY stylish, isn't it?

Stanford

2011-04-24T07:22:00.000-07:00

As my faithful readers know, I've been to Stanford a few times over the years.

Here we go, Mom! Off to college!

Psssst! Mom! I hear this place is a good school. What? What's "tuition"?

Smile!

Seems like a nice place.

Ok, Mom! Pink and I are ready. You and Dad can go now! M'Buh-bye!

Teaching

2011-04-22T09:38:00.000-07:00

I'm teaching Pink Bear to write!

Might be easy if I knew how to write more words...

Up periscope!

2011-04-21T09:26:00.000-07:00

Up periscope! I made this at a Lowes Build It workshop!

I can see the neighbors...

Hey! You're peeking at me!

Clowning in the sun

2011-04-19T09:17:00.000-07:00

Ha!

Heeeee!

Grrrrrrrr!

(I still have birthday blogs to post, but between school and the gym, I'm backed up for a couple of days. I really need a vacation. Please be patient!)

Birthday 3

2011-04-12T06:06:00.000-07:00

We all sat down for cupcakes! YUM!

And Mom made delicious strawberry pops with freshly whipped cream! MMMMmmm....

I think I shall have to steal all the extras....

Birthday 2

2011-04-12T06:03:00.000-07:00

We did lots of crafts!

And had lots of snacks!

And played with a giant ball!

Catch it! Catch it!
Then, of course, we needed a nice juice-box break!

Birthday 1

2011-04-10T20:52:00.000-07:00

What's that you say???

Oooooh, you know what today is....

MY BIRTHDAY PARTY!

YESESES

I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!

Bye from Vegas!

2011-04-09T19:11:00.000-07:00

It was great to see everyone out in Vegas! I'd say I won big!

Toys

2011-04-08T06:22:00.000-07:00

We brought my iPad with us for the flights, but it will come as little surprise to my readers (or to anyone alive, for that matter) that it was rather popular upon arrival, too!

Why ARE those birds SO angry?

Jump! Jump!

Ah, modern kids with their iPhones and iTouches!

Turtle

2011-04-07T10:20:00.000-07:00

Christina, Jonathan & Liz have a TURTLE! I do, too, but this is the one I have.

Theirs eats real food!

Ta-da! Another job well done by Lela and Ghong-Ghong.

Playing with Ghong-Ghong

2011-04-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

Ghong-Ghong and I made more sand pies!

And he watched me while I biked around and around!

Grandpas are great, right?

Painting with Ghong-Ghong

2011-04-05T07:10:00.000-07:00

Ghong-Ghong and I played a lot together. He showed me how to paint flowers!

Ok, leaves here...

Ta-da!