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July 3rd was a night to remember for sure! We spent an amazing evening in wonderful company enjoying delicious dinner at Disneyland's Club 33! We started the evening by piling into the Roy's new minivan (aka PARTY BUS) and drove to Disneyland in comfort and style! (Thanks for driving Leah!)

Tram ride from the parking lot with my date!

The 8 of us at the front of the park!

In front of Club 33 before dinner!

Dinner was, in a word, delectable! We have eaten there before so I was prepared for how yummy dinner was going to be but the food there always seems to exceed my expectations. 5 courses of heaven in my mouth! I love having long meals with great friends! The conversation was wonderful and of course hilarious!

On the balcony...

After dinner we took the tour. Below is a picture of the table from Mary Poppins.

Pretty costume sketches....can you find the hidden Mickey?

Ta-da! In the picture frame!

JD and Nicole calling her parents (big Disney fans) from the phone booth in the Club....cute!

After dinner we hit the park for some rides. I always laugh because people do look at you kind of strangely when you're walking around Disneyland in dresses and heels, and I sometimes forget I'm dressed but remember when people have a perplexed look on their face. We ran (literally ran) across to California Adventure so we could ride Tower of Terror before it closed - totally worth the run - even when I really felt my glass of wine during the first drop!

The lovely ladies waiting for Tower of Terror!

There was a churro wager placed on our scores for Buzz Lightyear - let's just say it was no contest. I will not be posting scores as mine was less than impressive, but I will say Kyle won, by A LOT! The churros were delish afterwards though : )

The Bride and Groom to be (July 2012) - nothing says true love like sharing a churro.

One of our last rides was Splash Mountain! I felt like I was 13 again - running around the park at 11:00pm riding Splash Mountain - seriously who does that. I stayed mostly dry (besides that nice wet butt print I had on my khaki colored dress from sitting in the wet seats. Some were not as lucky as I, Leilani sat in the very front and seriously got hit with a tidal wave! She was a good sport!
It was a wonderful night! Thank you Johnsons for the invite and thank you Johnsons, Roys and soon to be Avillas for your great company! And a special thanks to Uncle Bob and Aunt Rachel for watching our Scotty P. and putting him to bed while we enjoyed an incredible night!

Hot wheels...

Look who got a new bike (trike)!!!

He is so pumped! We got him the same one as Ryker because we knew how cool it is!

Just in time for Fourth of July weekend in OC!

Bike riding is serious business!

Summer time, and the livin's easy...

Today we tried our first sport...T-ball, in the back yard! Scott was super excited when he first saw the T-ball set in the living room. When we moved outside (next to the pool) he was less excited about learning the game and more interested in swimming. Who can blame the kid...it is 100+ degrees here...

"Pooooool, puuuulease!!!!"

Ok, ok, so then we tried out the new floaty device...it was pretty fun and Scott warmed up to the idea of kicking back and forth on his own (sort of, we were holding on still) rather quickly.

Piggy back rides in the pool are oh-so-fun!!!

Love.this.tushy.

After the pool we had another session of batting practice...

And Scott hit his first home run! (Did you expect that I wouldn't call any hit a home run....come on...this kid is going to have really high expectations when he finally starts a sport...."what do you mean that wasn't a home run coach, my mom told me EVERYTHING was a home run!")

Happy 4th of July weekend friends and fams! Celebrate hard and be safe! Looking forward to quality time with some amazing friends this weekend!

Ventura Adventura

Hilary and I took the boys for a long walk at the beach in Ventura the other day (in excited anticipation of our parents moving there in just days now). It was chilly when we first started out, but burned off and got sunny and beautiful by the end.

The boys enjoyed snacks and people watching, while we enjoyed chatting and the gorgeous scenery.

We ended our walk here...

{peek-a-boo}

And played here...

And here...

I distinctly remember coming to this beach (I'm like 99% sure it was this one, the one by the hotel mom? yeah?) as a kid. Specifically I remember coming without Hilary, I think it was her morning at MDO or preschool and my mom and I consistently had an hour or so to kill each week. There were metal swings and a slide. They have since been replaced by these swings and playground but like I said I'm pretty sure its the same location. Who would have thought in a million years, with all the moving our family does, that our boys would ever have a chance to swing on the same swings (sorta) at the same beach as we did growing up? And with all of us (almost, days away, DAYS!!!) living in the same area?!

Scott offered to push Parker J. in the swing....so nice!

Then we went home for popsicles - Parker J. lookin' oh-so-big!

Goofus LaRoofus

If you're wondering that is Scott's plastic Pluto in his mouth (hopefully NOT made in China with questionable paint, way to check mom!?!!)

Clearly important work to be done on the ipad doodle app

These jams are lookin' a little tight, and its the first time he's worn them - oops!

Girls Night Out

Here a some highlights from Alyson's Bachelorette weekend! We had a blast in Manhattan Beach on Saturday and Sunday! Most of us had already met but there were a few girls I had never met and many that I didn't know well. We had the best time celebrating Al and I really enjoyed getting to know all these girls better! Saturday afternoon was spent walking around and shopping, Manhattan is one of my favorite beach towns and there are so many fun stores!

Saturday night we went to sushi (always a winner) Here is the bride to be and the M.O.H. Lindsay (who, together with Rachel, the other M.O.H., planned the entire fun weekend...awesome job ladies)

Amy (one of 3 Amys in the wedding) Annette and I. I forgot to show off my ring pop...oops

On our way to wine and cupcake tasting

Wine and cupcake tasting...perfect combo

I don't have access to my archived photos on our external hardrive but when I do I will post this exact picture from my bachelorette of Alyson and me 3 years ago...FUN night out

Its not a party without a pillow fight before bed

Sunday morning included breakfast and the spa - I was spoiled with an amazing facial! Wonderful wonderful weekend with amazing ladies! I simply cannot wait for the wedding - congrats Al and Steve! And special thanks to Grandma Karen and Gpa Ken for staying with Scott while I was gone for the weekend (and Brian was in Sonoma for work - nascar baby! haha) it was great having a getaway with the girls and not worrying for a second that Scott was being well taken care of, loved on and having fun!

A picnic party for ZKR

I have never seen a birthday party so cute in all my days! We had so much fun celebrating Zoey's first birthday this past Saturday!!! Zoey's mom, Andy, is one of the most talented and creative people I know. The party was so adorable and fun and her attention to detail astounds me! My pictures hardly do it justice but I will try (I've seen some pictures that other people have taken and I may have to steal and repost at some point! Just darling I tell ya!)
Above is all the picnic blankets before most of the guests had arrived.

Here is their brand new patio (awesome job Danny) where all the delish food was! Their grass is also spankin' new (good job Danny on that too!) Backyard looks great Richards'!

Obsessed with this - already asked for a tutorial so I can do something similar for holiday decor!

"Make your own snack mix" for the kiddos - awesome and yummy

Scott and Parker also ruled in the sandbox (also made by ZoZo's dad Danny as is the chalkboard behind it - woweee!)

Zoey bean bag toss!

Photo booth - love it!

Picnic time!

YUM!

Scott found Zoey's rocking horse and was thrilled! He played on that thing for so long - almost as good as the real thing!

I'm just horrible and I don't even have a picture of the birthday girl - she was on a walk and/or napping while Scott and I were there mostly. We had to leave really early (devastating) because I was heading down to Manhattan Beach for a bachelorette party (which was totally fun). I was so bummed to leave early - we missed cake and Danny's band playing!!! I can't wait to see all of Andy's pictures! Happy Happy Birthday Zoey!