East Coast Day #2

We woke up early to see a few more sites in Boston.  We walked to Charlestown for coffee and to see the Bunker Hill Monument.

The town is so quaint and had the cutest houses

along the marina.

On our way back to the hotel, we stopped at the USS Constitution and then checked out of the hotel and took an Uber to the airport to pick up our car.  Taylor was so surprised to see I rented a 4x4 cherry red Jeep Wrangler!  

 We made a few last Boston stops that were tough to get to without the car yesterday.  I wish we had more time to take a tour of Fenway Park, but I'm glad we at least got to see the stadium and area around it.

We also drove through Harvard before making our way to Stowe, VT.

This was our view most of the 3 hour drive through New Hampshire and into Vermont! It was absolutely stunning!

We stopped in Warren, VT

and at the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury, VT.  Unfortunately it was way too crowded to take the tour,

but we walked around the grounds and toured the Flavor Graveyard.

 We arrived in Stowe to our cute little B&B.  How cool is that jeep and how cute was our room?

 We had a little back patio

 and pretty view out the back.

We drove around to look at the amazing colors before the sun went down and had dinner and drinks at Doc Ponds.

East Coast Day #1

After late night flight delays, Taylor and I met at the CitizenM hotel in Boston for a fun fall break road trip!  We started with an Uber ride to Beacon Hill for coffee and pastries at Tatte'.

It was a drizzly morning, but it didn't stop us from a fun walking tour.  Taylor had mapped out lots of points of interest and we were able to see almost all of them!

We fell in love with Acorn Street!  Beautiful brick brownstones, narrow cobblestone streets and the nicest people!

Boston Common

Boston Public Garden

Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial

A walk along the Freedom Trail...we purchased a map to take us to some of the top destinations.

Quincy Market

for lobster rolls and Mac 'n Cheese.

 North End which reminded us of Little Italy.

We waited in line for these famous cannolis, but both determined we don't really like cannolis.

Our hotel was connected to TD Garden...home of the Celtics and Bruins.  Tonight was opening night for the Bruins NHL season and we stumbled upon FanFest before the game.  We walked around to listen to the bands play and watch the live commentary before having dinner inside one of the restaurants and watching the game.  8 miles of walking and a new love of Boston!  What a great day!

Senior Homecoming

My pretty girl attended her last homecoming.  I felt terrible that I was out of town, but Matt took her to SouthCoast Winery for pictures and she was very understanding.  

 The girls all looked so beautiful and had fun taking pictures and then going to Richie's Diner before the dance.

 Besties!

TEAM USA

Allison's Surf team had the incredible privilege to scrimmage the TEAM USA women's soccer team at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.

This team will be competing in the Military World Games that begin in China next week.  They were super talented and challenged our girls, but were so kind and appreciative for the scrimmage.  We wish them well as they represent the USA!

Kati and Brandon

Today we attended Kati and Brandon's wedding at Serendipity Wedding Gardens.  It was a warm afternoon, but a beautiful venue!

Proud parents of the groom!

 It was a lovely afternoon outdoor ceremony, followed by a cocktail hour overlooking the canyon 

 and dinner and dancing on the patio.

I loved the photo booth and the chocolate covered banana cart!

Congrats to this very special couple!

We love the Joyce family and were grateful to be included in their special day!

NHS Induction

Allison was inducted into the GOHS chapter of the National Honor Society tonight!

 Only 5 seniors were selected to represent her high school, along with 12 juniors.

Students were selected based on the 4 Pillars...Character, Scholarship, Leadership and Service.

They were each presented a marble with their name on it, a flower and a certificate and were introduced individually on stage.  They each had a special slide acknowledging their proudest accomplishment and future plans.

 We are so incredibly proud of this girl who puts 100% into all that she does.  She takes her academics seriously, puts so many hours into soccer and thrives to make a difference on campus and in the community.  I'm so glad her efforts were recognized!

Congrats to her friend Carson as well.  These young ladies represent GOHS well and have so much to look forward to in their future!

AGT Finale

What a fun night at the Dolby Theatre in LA for the America's Got Talent season finale!  A local blind and autistic singer named Kodi Lee was in the finals.  We have seen him play in Temecula and he is just amazing!

 We had great balcony seats and loved Kodi's performance with Leona Lewis.

 We also got to see Macklemore and Billy Ray Cyrus perform live

and Kodi Lee was the winner...going home with the 1 million dollar prize!  Such an inspirational story and a super fun night with these ladies!

Kaia Turns 6!

 Kaia turned 6 today!  I took her to the park this morning

and got her a Pup Cup at Starbucks since she doesn't really play with toys.

We actually think she looks a lot older than 6, but she does her best to keep up with Annie.  Her new nickname is "Lumpy and Grumpy", but we love her so much!

KWU Acceptance

Although we kinda already knew this would happen,  Allison got her official acceptance to KWU today!  She is so excited to be a Coyote and we are so proud of her!

Annie is 1!

Our sweet Annie girl turned 1 today! She loves to play fetch at the park, has a tennis ball in her mouth whenever she isn't sleeping, loves to cuddle and doesn't understand personal space at all!  We just love her!

She tore into her birthday bag and loved her stuffed birthday cake and donut and all of the birthday tennis balls!

Happy 17th Kylee!

Kylee turned 17 today so I helped Tami with a girl's beach day in Carlsbad.

We picked up pizzas at Knockout Pizza

and they had fun lounging in the sand and playing a few games.  The waves were pretty big so not much swimming.

We stayed for sunset and celebrated with cupcakes.