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So late last night I'm catching up on blog reading and I come across Lisa's hilarious description of letting her 3 year old painting her finger nails... I couldn't believe it today when Sarah asked if she could do my hair in pig tails!!! So, remembering what a trooper Lisa was, I decided to give it a go. And there Shawn was laughing hysterically with camera in hand. Fortunately Sarah noticed the error of her ways straight off and allowed me to remove the pig tails....

Monterey - Cousin Julie turns 50 !!!

We had a great weekend in Monterey with our family. Cousin Julie turned fabulous 50 and had a birthday bash at Del Monte Golf Course. We met our new cousin Landon for the first time -he's already 6 months old (Craig and Marina's baby). It was fun to see all of Julie's friends - she's so lucky - she's got this wonderful magnetic personality and has sooooo many great friends!!! Julie's cousin Sue also had a pool party out at her home in Carmel Valley - the kids had a blast. We wished we could have stayed longer. I didn't get too many great pictures as my camera seems to be on the fritz since I dropped it on the pavement :( OH - and it was the weekend of the Concours d'Elegance and the Concorso Italiano so there were Ferrari's and Lamborgini's all over the place - Shawn was beside him self every time we were on the road! I can't figure out how to organize these pictures and type by them, so in order they're: Sarah & Cousin Kaitlyn. Amy, Cousin Syndey, Auntie Dee Dee, Toby. Cousin Matthew. Landon, Marina & Cousin Craig. Matthew, Shawn & Sarah. Shawn

Solvang

First trip to Solvang... not much time since we were just passing through on the way to Monterey, but a quaint little town I'd love to return to when I have more time. Stayed at a great Hampton Inn in Oxnard right on the harbor the night prior - this Hilton employee hotel rate is fabulous!!! And I just got my health, dental and vision benefits - It's so great to have a job :) I think I might like to go back there as well.

Huntington Beach

Went to Huntington Beach 2 weekends in a row... Lots of fun. Lunch at Ruby's diner on the pier and lots of dolphins in the water -not while we were swimming but very cool to see from afar!!!

Shawn turns 13!!!

Well I've been oh hiatus from blogging due to trouble with my hands... its mostly under control now, but I'm still limited to how much I can use the computer for fun since I'm on all day for work. Anyway, I'll try to catch up a bit here and stay current.

Shawn turned 13 this month... and I took he and his friend Caleb to Boomers for the day. It was sweltering, but they seemed to have a great time - so all was well.