Bowling

Hi Papa,

Today we went bowling. I was really good. I bowled a 30 the first game and a 50 the second game. And guess what papa, I got my first strike. Can you believe it. I was so happy. I really like bowling. Maybe we could go bowling again when I get back home.

Bye Gooba!

Gold Canyon Lake Sat. Feb. 20

Hola Papa,

I went on a boat ride today. It was really neat. The boat was called, "Dolly". The canyon was really pretty to see. It is like the Jonathan Paddelford Boat at home. Some people saw some rams on the side of the cliffs, but I could not see them. After the boat ride we went to the Olive Garden for dinner. I love you papa.

Call me later okay papa.

Hollywood, CA-Thursday, Feb 18

Hi Gooba Papa,

Well, today is my last day in Los Angeles. Mama and Nana got a facial and a massage and Auntie Ann took me to Santa Monica Beach. We went on a Ferris Wheel, Roller Coaster and a Dragon Ride. I had a lot of fun. The roller coaster was the best. After the beach we went to a kinds of cool places. We saw Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive. Than we went to Hollywood and looked at really neat homes. We followed a Hollywood Tour Bus and saw some fancy homes but we did not know who they belonged to. We were laughing trying to keep up with it. Than we saw the Sunset Strip where lot's of band's play. After that we went to see the Kodak Theater and the walk of stars. I have some pictures for you. It was really fun to see and there were a lot of people. I hope you like my pictures. Bye, Gooba!

Venice Beach, CA - Wed, Feb. 17

Hi Papa,

I wanted to let you know what I did today. We went to a really fun beach today called Venice Beach. I had a really fun time. There were a lot of people there and the weather was really warm. I got to play at the park with lot's of other kids and throw rocks into the ocean. The waves were really big. There were some people surfing but the water was too cold for me. I saw a lot of people doing funny things. Like dancing, doing tricks on a pogo stick and someone playing the piano. Mama told me it was a famous beach and they show it a lot in movies. It was fun. After the beach we went to dinner at my cousin Tom's house. His house was really nice. That what I did today Papa. I was really busy and now I am going to go to bed.

Evan Ertl's Big Adventure

Hi Papa,

How are you doing? I am off to visit Auntie Ann in LA today. My first big road trip in the car. The first picture is of me in the car at about 6:30 am. I was still really tired and wanted to keep sleeping but Mama said, we had to go! It did not take to long to get to LA because I slept for a little bit and than watched Spongebob on my DVD player. I was happy I got to watch movies because it made the time go a lot faster. When we got to Auntie Ann's she took us to a really cool Observatory. I think you would have really liked it Papa, but I could not really understand a lot of the stuff. The building was really tall and we got to walk on a path up a hill. That is the other picture of me. Writing my name in the sand with a stick.

I love you Papa and hope you like my pictures. I will tell you about my day tomorrow okay Papa. Bye, Bye Gooba!