While you were sleeping....

....your crazy
mom was
taking your picture.


I can't help myself.

Our Evening Sunsets

It never gets old.

Fourth of July 2011- NB Style

We stayed local this year.

We missed the Santa Clarita 4th Parade viewing with the Cannons and the BBQ-Cultasac Firework Show with the Cashmans.

But, it was worth it because we got to see the Newport festivities and hang out with our cousins.

We biked, BBQed, beach tanned, baked goodies for ourselves (and some for our favorite nieghbors), and enjoyed every second of being at home this year.

Beaching:

Parade Watching:

4th of July Skewer Treats and Cupcakes:

4th Chopper Flyover (from the rooftop):

4th of July Firework Show:
                        Coming Soon

our 3 year anniversary road trip

this is the short of it.....

we visited mo's grave site (malibu)

drove past where we got married (pretty good shot for driving at 65 mph, it's just in the background there)

drove up the 1 to Morro Bay

took some pictures and stayed the night

fed the barking seals at the "aquarium"

learned of the plight of the snowy plover and how some elementary kids are trying to save them

drove high and far above morro rock

arrived in paso robles where the first stop was one of tucker's favorite spots

stayed the night and then went to one of my favorite spots

got back home just in time to snooze and get back to work the next day

3 years and counting

Walking

2010 Newport Beach Boat Parade

Last year Tucker missed the 2009 boat parade due to a bachelor party. So, this year he wasn't going to let a recently repaired Achilles stop him from making it. 

The 102 Annual Newport Boat Parade can be viewed from the Balboa Peninsula harbor and we are lucky enough to view it by crossing the street. It was raining most of the 5 nights that the parade circles. I made it to 3 viewings and the fireworks finale and Tucker made it to 2 parades.

Tucker put this quick video together of some of the boats from Saturday night's boat parade. (Warning-Tucker was the videographer and some of his jerky motions can cause dizziness):