Solana Beach

We had the greatest time in Solana Beach (northern San Diego) for our Pyne family reunion. The weather was fabulous. The beach was gorgeous. Gavin and I didn't want to leave. Gavin even tried boogie boarding. This was our 2nd family reunion in Solana Beach. We vacationed there 3 years ago and loved it. It was great to return to Solana (sunshine) Beach and that beautiful little community. However, this time Tiffany owns a beach condo that we were able to use in addition to renting another one. Tiff's condo was fabulous. She's renovated and decorated it in a cool, contemporary beach style. It was very fun staying there. It was also nice to be able to see Cyndi (my best friend from Ventura), who came down from Huntington Beach with her family. During our week long stay we went to the San Diego Zoo, Knott's Berry Farm (pics below), and tried to fit in as much beach time as possible. I'm still daydreaming about it...

Camping & River Rafting

We had a wonderful time camping on the Grey's River near Jackson Hole Wyoming and rafting on the Snake River. This was the second year that we did this rafting trip with families of the men who work at Tony's station (#6). There were 6 plus families this year so we had a nice big group. Gavin loved rafting the rapids and did not want to get off the raft. He had no problem with the cold water drenching us (wish I could say the same). Tony and I had to switch off watching Arabella who slept a lot and hardly fussed at all. She loved the fresh air and being outside a lot. She slept better in the trailer than she has ever slept at home (8-9 hrs. straight every night). The Baby Bjorn came in very handy. I walked around camp with Bella in it a lot (picture above). We decided to bring Rowdy because he's been camping with Tony many times on hunting trips and we knew he wouldn't be a bother. Rocco had to stay with grandma and grandpa Allred because we knew he WOULD be a bother. The scenery was breathtaking. It will be fun to go back next summer.

4th of July in St. George

Here are some pics from our trip to St. George for the 4th of July. We met up with my parents and my brother, David, and his family and we had a great time as always. The 1st two pictures are of my parents house and the 3rd picture is of a pretty little pond across the street. I loved all the lily pads and flowers floating around in it. Gavin and his 4 cute girl cousins had a great time finding frogs and tadpoles all over the yard and in that pond. The last two photos are of the Entrada pool. Grandpa Don has pretty much all the grandkids hanging on him while baby Arabella sleeps peacefully in the shade.