Fourth of July Fun

Happy 4th of July!











We went to the zoo in the beautiful weather and had some great views of the animals!





































After the zoo, we came back, cooked out, and played outside!







On the 5th of July, we went to Newport Beach. It was really pretty!













The kids are getting so big! It's crazy!

Beach Party!

Blake went to a friend's birthday party for the first time! It was Presley's 2nd birthday, and it was a beach party in Del Mar! We played in the sand, had snacks, pizza, and cupcakes! It was so much fun!

Being Tourists

Will we ever stop looking like and being like tourists now that we live in SoCal? I'm feeling like no...

Alex's mom (Liz), Auntie Anne, Bob, and Fae came to visit us! We did all kinds of touristy things, prompting my previous question! We went to the beach, of course. Specifically, we went to the beach in Del Mar for lunch one day, then, our usual, Mission Beach, to hang out for the day. We also went to Seaport Village. But, in addition, to all of our typical touristy favorites, we did something new! We went to Catalina Island! We left out of Long Beach on the Catalina Express and spent the day there! The kids did great! We played in the sand, shopped, ate, rented a golf cart, and enjoyed the gorgeous weather. Here's a picture of Lauren and me starting the day out right with mimosas!




We also saw the Queen Mary as we were headed to Catalina!




Here are a few pictures from the island:

















Couldn't leave this one out... I'm dying to go just to speak in Stepbrothers' quotes all day... Is that different from any other normal day? Nope.




Here are a couple of other pictures from our family time. Notice Claire sitting in a high chair for the first time! She also says "mama" now!

It's been a little bit...

Since it has been a while since my last post, I have accumulated a ton of pictures. This is a random post about those pictures!

Sibling love:


Evening stroll in La Jolla:


Playing with Stroller Strides friends:





New shades:


Beach walk with Auntie Lauren:





Sitting up (kind of):


Pool time with friends:


Downtown San Diego:











Safari Park fun:


Stone Brewery:


Backyard pool time:


It's my birthday! And no, I did not obviously turn 22... It is a joke... I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22... :





Beach time:


Date night:





Groceries:


First swing:


Mountain biking the canyon:


Making parking lots:


Chillin' on the Mickey couch: