Liam's Baby Shower

We were so excited to be able to go to LA and attend Caleb and Jill's baby shower last weekend. It's hard to believe that Liam will be here so soon! The shower was held at a really cool venue, one that typifies LA... a rooftop setting with cool couches and a beautiful view of the city! Very chic! The best part was getting to celebrate Liam and to have the opportunity to meet Caleb and Jill's friends. And Jesse generously watched Cole during the party, so that I could play photographer. Here are a few of my favorite shots...

Caleb and Jill at the Kress. Jill looks so great with her pregnant belly!

The parents-to-be :)

A view from the rooftop

A wide view of the rooftop

I just love this one!

What's a shower without silly baby games?!?

Cole's favorite part of the shower... cake time!

Whatchu say?!?

The NorCal and SoCal Cubbies

Happy Father's Day, Jesse!

Happy Father's Day to such an amazing dad! We love you SO much!

Day date

On Sunday, Jesse and I got to take a day date and wanted to go somewhere with yummy food and a view. So, what could be more perfect than Sam's Chowder House in Half Moon Bay?!? Even though I have had the chance to eat there a few times, this was Jesse's inaugural visit and he LOVED it! Of course, the drive there is beautiful and before lunch we ventured into HMB's downtown area. Can you guess where we ended up? That's right... a book store! haha! It's like we have a sixth sense... we pulled into a random parking space, looked to the right, and there it was! We walked out with only 2 books and headed to lunch to enjoy the sunshine and seafood. It was so relaxing to just sit and chat and take in the beautiful scenery!

Jesse enjoying his clam chowder... can't you just hear him saying, "mmmm..."?

A view from our table

Jesse's and his lobster roll!

Me and my lobster roll!

Is your mouth watering yet? Well, you better come visit!

A San Francisco Icon

Nothing says San Francisco more than a view of the Golden Gate bridge. So on Saturday night, Kristen and I trekked through the city and up onto the sides of mountains to try to capture the spirit of the icon in photographs. Not only did we have a great time, but we learned a ton about the times we need to be there and what the best angles are. So, these are just a few from our first try... there will be more to come from our future trips!

A dusk view from Fort Point National Historic Site, looking toward the Marin Headlands

This one was my favorite of the night... I just love the spray of sea water crashing on the rocks below the bridge

The we headed across the bridge and up into the Marin Headlands. You feel like you are on top of the world! This is a view back toward the city. Unfortunately, we had arrived after the sun started going down below the hills (but now we know for next time!)

Kristen in action :)

A night shot from the Marin Headlands. Unfortunately, there is a huge cliff on the left that blocks some of the bridge, but we took what we could get!

SF Zoo

Between starting a new job, finishing up Cole's school year, and just the business of every day life, we haven't been more than 10 miles from our house in a while! So on Thursday morning, when I first looked at my blank calendar, I felt a small panic... "What am I going to do to keep an active 2 year old busy?" And then I thought, "Let's get outta town!" So, after seeing an ADORABLE baby gorilla on the news, I decided on the zoo. And even though this was our 4th visit to the zoo, we got to see things we had never seen before... like penguins up close and bears fishing for their lunch. What a great day at the zoo!

Running!

For the past 4 months, Jesse has been working toward an amazing goal... to run the San Francisco half marathon in July! I am so impressed at how hard he is working and how well his is doing with his times. To prep for the big day, he has run in a few smaller, local races. Cole and I went to cheer him on at the San Carlos Family Fun 5K Run a few weeks ago. It really was a family race... there were lots of people running with their kids in jogging strollers or with their pets by their side! Jesse did so great and we are so proud of him!

Getting ready for the race

It's my guys!

Coming in toward the finish...

Way to go Jesse!

Upstate Children's Museum

Also, during our trip to SC, Cole and I got to spend the day with his Granny, Grandaddy, and Aunt Shay Shay. We explored every inch of the Upstate Children's Museum! And it was so fun for me to have 6 extra hands, ready to engage Cole, so I could step back and take photos. So many times I am running after Cole and enjoying things with him that it's hard to get lots of good pics! We had such a great time!

Swimming Day!

One afternoon during our visit, we had the chance to go swimming at Tiff's neighborhood pool. Cole still is a little unsure about the pool, mostly from lack of exposure, so he and Makayla played a lot on the steps. It was so fun to see Josiah and Jeremiah jumping in the pool and swimming like fish... they are growing up so fast!