Showing posts with label smiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smiles. Show all posts

Friday, July 20, 2012

Music to My Ears

We went back to Capitola for the music night again this week, and brought friends!
Trompin' along - last week was freezing so we brought him in footed PJs to stay warm and of course this week was much nicer.  Oh well, it did cool down and those are stinkin' cute jammies!


 What?! Do I have something on my face?
Playing with berries in the sand..yum.
sand + raspberries + sweet potatoes = an adorable mess!
 He was a bit too happy to pounce on the girls' sand tower - they were very gracious with him!


Family Love!!! <3
Trying out Daddy's glasses

 Darren photo bombing our precious moments...
Woah...that was weird! Hahahahaha.
Playing Peek-a-boo with Daddy!



We love the beach!!!




 I'll be honest and admit...I do not like vegetables and I am horrible at eating them! I am trying really hard to get better for my kids and am shoveling them down Ben's throat. For dinner tonight I grinded up peppers and carrots and put them in the already veggie sauce for the pizza and then added grinded up cauliflower to the cheese.
 Sure, adding all of the cheese and BBQ sauce that went with the shredded chicken made the nutritional value go down, but it was better than without the added veggies and I used whole wheat dough! :) I'm trying people..


 We then brought our pizza to a music in the park night in Mountain View. I saw that the fun band from last week's Capitola concert was playing at this park and it was a great excuse to get outside for another fun summer night.
Peanut butter pizza face! Love those cheeks!!!
We found the playground!




 He had not been much of a fan of going down slides until tonight. He was lovin' it and even went down by himself a couple of times.

AH! I adore this child!
What wonderful summer nights filled with music and fun! :)

Monday, July 9, 2012

A Breath of Fresh Air

I LOVE being out in nature! It makes my heart happy. Yesterday we had the great opportunity of going with some of our good friends to Point Lobos. It is a state park that is just south of Monterey. It is a beautiful place and if you ever have a chance I would highly recommend going! Jon and I have been there a few times and have explored more of the park each time but we had previously only stayed in one area of the park. This time we went to a few other areas and were very pleasantly surprised. One area, China Cove, is one of my new favorite spots - it feels as if you are in Hawaii!
Here are some pictures of our very fun day...
Our friends that came with us sitting at one of my favorite places in the park - a bench that faces the ocean.
Starting our hike.
Group shot


I love the moss on the trees!


Can you tell what a magical place this must be to walk around in??
So much beauty everywhere!
This was in an area called Hidden Beach. We had a lot of fun looking at all of the different rocks.
Ben was very excited to play with the rocks..and taste them of course.
Jenny was really great with Ben. He loves those girls.
With Daddy! :)
With mommy about to head down to China Cove. 
We had a spontaneous photo shoot with Darren and Julie! :)
Yay for being at the beach!

Not so sure about the water..it was gorgeous but absolutely freezing!
Playing in the sand with the girls.
Ooooh! What's this?!
Very happy boy!! I love that smile!
Very cool bridge overlooking Gibson Beach
Ben's first visit to Dennis the Menace Park!
Fun on the slides!
Peek a Boo!
What a fun day!!!