Happy Birthday Grandma!

My Grandma Hansen celebrated her 75th birthday on July 31st. The family gathered together the next day to celebrate her!! The day was filled with family chatter, Andy's BBQ, and a jumphouse for the kids. My girls loved it! It took Riley a bit to warm up to it but then we could not drag her out of it. It was perfect weather and a perfect day to love on my wonderful Grandma. The only bummer...no pic of her. :(

So far behind...

A few weeks back we ventured up to camp with our dear friends, the Hirotas. We met up at an RV park not to far from the Yosemite gate. It was VERY hot so the first day we set out to find a cool spot by the river. Despite the horrible and long hike to and back from the spot, which I still have not forgiven Matt for, we had a wonderful time enjoying the cool water hole and the gorgeous waterfall.
Day two was filled with swimming and a drive out to Yosemite Valley. Jaron had never been before!! It was really crowded, but we managed to get a view of Half Dome and a short hike to Yosemite Falls.

We are definitely looking forward to our next trip with our lovely friends!

Fun times

As Promised

Avery and cousin Kaylin

Ready to go to Disneyland!

Toon Town

Avery loved the teacups. Jaron had to go with her as I cannot take the spinning anymore. :)

Carousel

Waiting for the parade to start...

When Mary Poppins came out, Riley was fixated on her. She was in awe!!! At the end she kept saying, "Poppins bye bye."

Avery and Daddy got a close up view of the parade.

I forgot my camera the day we went to the fair so I will have to get those pics from D&A. Then, my battery died after our day at Disney. This is all I got!
The day and night at Disneyland was our favorite. My uncle Scott paid for us to enjoy the day and we all had such a great time. It was so much fun seeing everything through Avery's eyes and I still found myself getting goosebumps when we watched Fantasmic. Avery especially loved the fireworks show when Tinkerbell and Dumbo came flying by. After the show, I told Avery that she should have taken a nap so she could stay awake for Fantasmic. She responded, "But Mommy, I was having too much fun!" We let her sleep until 10:30pm and then woke her for Fantasmic, which she really enjoyed. When she saw the pirate ship with Peter Pan and Hook, her hands went to her cheeks and her mouth was wide open. It is such a magical place for kids. She loved every minute of it. Thanks, Scott!
We enjoyed some wonderful family time with Derek, Amy, Kaylin, and Trevor. I so wish we lived close together again.
We also met up with our friends for some grilling and hang out time. It was so fun to catch up with everyone.

I am so thankful for our family vacation.

Update to come...

I know I have neglected the blog, but we have been in Southern Cal for a family/friend visit. It was a fabulous trip full of so many wonderful things...swimming at D&A's, dressing up like cows for a free meal, the OC fair, Disneyland, BBQ's with friends, and just lots of lovely conversation! It was a blast and we are exhausted. I will have pics to come, but until then I am blogging about a giveaway to increase my chances. I stumbled across this lovely blog yesterday. Inspiring and beautiful.

Fun on the 4th

We celebrated the 4th by going to Gilroy for a BBQ with my family and then enjoyed some swimming. After that, we headed back to San Jose for another BBQ at our place with some lovely new friends. The kiddos enjoyed some sparklers in the backyard and had a fabulous time. Oh, and the adults had a fabulous time too!

This is my "new" friend Heather. Jaron calls her my BFF. :) We have so much in common and have become fast friends. It has been so much fun sharing time with her!