Los Angeles IS city of Angels!

As I sit in the USO at LAX airport, I have just a moment to reflect upon the events of the past 3 days. First, Gabe and I were treated to a tour of LA by one of the angels in our life whom we met last year at Disney. Holly drove us around to see the Kodak theatre (think Oscars & red carpet), & also to see the walk of fame (all the stars). After lunch in the Hollywood Hard Rock Cafe, we drove down Rodeo Dr. (INCREDIBLE) We then retired to the hotel to chillax and wait for the main event! Gabe & I flew to LA to see & meet Tony Hawk, who is only one of the greatest skateboarders of..oh...I don't know...All time? My son was offered the opportunity of a lifetime by Lenore, director of Tony Hawk's fan club (also his big sister). He experienced VIP treatment at one of the most exclusive skate events of Tony Hawk's calendar in Beverly Hills. The Hawk family are all such good people...Gabe is returning home with memories that will last his lifetime as well as priceless memorabilia, all autographed. I am blown away by the generosity of the Hawk family & their willingness to reach out to my son to fulfill one of his dreams. I am forever in their debt. We will never forget all the acts of kindness we encountered in the city of Angels...

Beiber Fever, Beverly Hills, & a mouse

Well, thanks to a friend who developed a sudden case of Tourettes, Gabe found out about the trip to Beverly Hills/Tony Hawk. He almost peed himself he was so excited. LOL :P Showed him pictures of the hotel we will be staying at and a video preview of what the skate event will be like. Packing the suitcases already. Mom has to look good for Rodeo Drive. My money should last about 4 miliseconds there...

Tonight is Gabe's first big concert at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. Beieber fever has hit the island! Concert tickets sold out in 20 minutes when they went on sale last month. My friend and I conspired to get a VIP 4pack of the highly coveted tickets so Gabe gets to attend with his "girlfriend" Anu, neighbor friend Stevie, and the babysitter. I refuse to suffer thru Beiber...Heck I don't even know if I am spelling the poor kid's name right.

I had a "mom pity party" moment the other day. I was scrapping (scrap booking) and had to put together Gabe's last karate page. It was kind of sad because he won't be going back to karate. He was able to earn a green belt before CRD decreased his vision. I suppose he could have continued on for a bit, but he said "gee mom, how many blind senseis do you know?" Smart kid. Too smart. Besides, he wanted to take weapons training and of course that could not be done due to safety issues. On a brighter note, he is taking to the guitar nicely.

We are planning a family vacation to Disney World for Gabe's birthday which is December 15th. Seeing Mickey Mouse for birthday/Christmas should be very memorable for both of my kids.