Hearst Castle and Horse Castle

WE got a chance to go to Hearst Castle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With our Aunt & Uncle & some crazy New Zealander. It was AWESOME and here are a few of the million pictures I, Layla took. 
I took these ones in the bus on the way:

He had everything from cannons to statues to...

Some pics from 1 of the 16 livingrooms:

Now into the diningroom

 THe pic below was a section of the ceiling:

I'm not lieing, this is gold & it was everywhere...

And to sum the rest up with pictures...

AS FOR HORSE CASTLE ...

We would love to hear your comments. HOpe you had a great Christmas. And Pearl turned 1 on New Years. Yay! See you later.
 P.S. the New Zealanders name is Conrad.

Interview with our Uncle & More

Our Uncle Davey is awesome and we got a chance to interview him. Here goes:

1. What are your 3 fav. movies? : Hook, Independence  Day and Rookie of the year.
2. 3 fav. books? : The Giver, Crime & Punishment, The Stranger.
3. What do you want to do most of all before you die?: Make a miniature replica of Stone Hedge out of Now & Laters and feed it to the president of the USA while he wears a bib.
4. What's your fav. holiday? : Christmas.
5.  What are your hobbies? : Hanging out with friends, reading, listening to music.
6. Who do you like better me or Jo? (you must answer Layla or Jo) : Layla or Jo.
7. Do you want to get older? : Nope, I want to get younger.
8. What's the weirdest thing you've ever seen or heard? : My Mom asking me to marry her.
9. What's your fav. color?: Black.
10. What's the coolest wild animal you've ever seen not in zoo?: When I fed a racoon in Berkley peanuts and he came onto my porch. 11.   Coolest person you know? : Grandma ( great-grandma) and Amy (our mom).

Thats it. Here is a picture of him:

 and another:

I, Layla also started an Etsy shop. Please check it out. Here's the link. 
And a poem I Layla wrote:
My Philosophy:
Do not whine nor cry nor complain
Not that Santa's on his way
But that it drives people
Nearly insane.

How do you like it? By for now.