Grandma and Papa Visit

Grandma and Papa came down for a few days to visit before Taylor heads back to school.  Grandma watched some of Allie's soccer and we enjoyed a few meals out with Papa. 

 We had a nice lunch at Southcoast Winery 

a got some nice photos on their pretty grounds!

Visit with the Houston's

Scott, Elizabeth and Jack came down for a weekend visit and we packed a lot into a few days.  The girls met them at Legoland on Friday and then we went to Carlsbad on Saturday for a beach day.

Jack loved digging for sand crabs 

and building sand castles.

Saturday night we all went to see the new Lion King.  What a cute movie and Jack loved it!

Sunday morning we did an early trip to the park

 and cooled off with a quick dip in the pool before they had to leave for the airport.  We always enjoy the time together!!

A Girl and Her Pup

I'm not sure how Taylor is going to leave this pup in a few short weeks!  They have become the best of buddies.

Going to try and fit in a few more beach days before she leaves!

4th of July

It only took us 19 years to get to the Temecula 4th of July parade!

We found seats along a bench in front of 1909 and sat with the Host family.

The parade ran from archway to archway along Front St. and featured law enforcement agencies, local sports teams, politicians and some fun floats!

In the evening, we parked at GOHS and loaded everyone into the back of Allie's truck to watch the Pechanga fireworks.  They were actually terrible, but luckily we were able to see the Sports Park fireworks from the same parking lot and they were terrific!

Kansas Visitor

Taylor's friend from KU, Megan, came to visit us for a few days.  It was her first time in SD and Taylor was a great tour guide.  She took her to Little Italy, hiked Torrey Pines, watched World Cup in Encinitas and went to the beach in Carlsbad.  That was just Day #1!  Allie and I joined in for a tour of a few wineries and they also hiked Dripping Springs, did some shopping in Old Town, went to Jacob's 4th of July party and joined us for fireworks.  We really enjoyed our time getting to know her and I think she loved it here!