Hello! We are back on the blog, this time from the United States! Ash has come to check out my homeland for a few weeks prior to our move to New Zealand. Our trip began in LA! 

Santa Monica Beach! 

 The Converse Store in Santa Monica

 The Beach! 

 The beach with the pier in the background! 

 Hanging out on Santa Monica Pier 

 Onward to Venice Beach! 

 Muscle Beach

 Ash being a body builder! 

 There were really incredible skaters at the skatepark on Venice Beach 

 Graffiti Art on the Buildings in Venice 

 Mr. Weed? 

 The Snap Chat Corporate Offices 

 After the Beaches, we did a little more LA sightseeing

 Downtown LA! 

 A beautiful view of the Hollywood Sign....

 ...And downtown LA

 "Wow, that's a big truck." 

 Time for a day in Disneyland! 

 The day started with a parade of all the Disney Characters 

 Ash found out that Space Mountain wasn't so scary! 

 Fun times on the teacups...  A little dizzy...

 New Zealand Kiwis on the It's a Small World After All ride! 

California so far was amazing! More to come from Hollywood, San Diego, and our visit with family in Bakersfield.