Ahhh, this is life!

Just another summer day in America's Finest City. Beach during the day and Cruisin' Grand in the evening. A perfect day!

Beach girl


I'm not a big car person, but THIS is cool


I go for the atmosphere more than the cars

A Midsummer Night's Dream

So, since all my posts lately have been about Claire, I thought it was about time for a post about another part of my life: work. But, this is fun work. Tonight, I started rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream at La Jolla Playhouse. The music is easy and fun. I'm really excited about the show. I think (maybe) we get to wear costumes! All the musicians are onstage instead of the pit, so it's very unique. Here is more info if you want it. :)

First Father's Day

Today is Douglas' first Father's Day. I made it extra-special for him by getting him Panda Express for dinner last night and a lemon meringue pie today.

Douglas, thanks for being a great dad to Claire. I know she loves you very much. Happy Father's Day!

Claire's First Fair

One of my favorite things to do over the summer is go to the Del Mar Fair (they now call it the "San Diego County Fair" but it will always be the Del Mar Fair to me.) Last year I was too pregnant to go, so this year I was especially looking forward to going and taking Claire with me. She was the perfect baby all day. I wish we had had more time to do everything we wanted, but it was still a great day. The weather couldn't have been better. It was the perfect day.

Jared performed with Children's Chorus so we got to park in event parking right next to the back entrance and we didn't have to wait for a tram. Yay!

I just love the atmosphere of the fair. It makes me so happy.

These were the most amazing cakes I've ever seen

We saw KC and the Sunshine Band, which was very cool. KC is a really funny guy. Claire was dancing the whole time. (Sorry the video is sideways, I'm not sure why I took it that way. And she's not dancing as much in this, but you get the idea)

I knew I wanted something deep-fried, because you can't go to the fair and not have something deep-fried (or at least I can't.) I've tried the twinkie, Snickers and Oreos in the past so I wanted to try something different. This year I had the deep-fried Klondike bar. It was very yummy!

If there's anything I love more than the atmosphere of the fair during the day, it's the atmosphere of the fair at night. So pretty!

See you next year!

We. Are. Faaaamily.

Today we celebrated my grandparents' wedding anniversary by getting the whole family together for our semi-annual family reunion. They are all AMAZING cooks. Seriously, every time we get together, I feel like I'm eating at a gourmet restaurant. I don't know why I was so unfortunate to NOT get the amazing-cooking gene passed down to me. But, at least I can play the violin well. Anyway, we had a blast today. Claire enjoyed playing with her cousin Johnny who just turned a year old on Friday. She was all showing off with her mad walking skills while he was just crawling around. They were so cute together. Can't wait for the next reunion!

Johnny and Claire sharing a meal

Hanging out with Opa (Great-Grandpa)

Aunt Carol, Aunt Maria, Aunt Dorothy, Uncle Harry, cousin Ann - the most amazing chefs I know

There's nothing like an afternoon nap with Grandma

10 months!

Do I really have a 10-month old? Crazy! Life has been AWESOME with my little one. Every day I thank my Heavenly Father for this perfect child of mine. She certainly does brighten my world.


Here's another boring video from my home to yours :)