a nice place to get married

Last weekend, we took a short (too short, if you ask me...and I'm not talking about the rapper) trip up to Groveland for a stay at The Lake House, a not-so-rustic cabin owned by my dad's friend. The cabin is right on the water, so the scenery is absolutely gorgeous -- serene and perfect for a weekend of relaxing in the sun. And that's exactly what we did (along with eating and drinking and watching football and drinking and...did I mention eating?)!

Daddie and Haven enjoying an early morning snack on the deck

Now that's what I call a breakfast! Who needs the Ahwanhee???

Oma and Haven catching some college football...Go Bears!

Check out those flames...

Even Bessie decided to join us!

Someone needs to work on his tan...

And, I'm spent!

P.S. If you're wondering about the title of this post, ask Billy. But don't tell him that I told you to. He'd kill me.

bbqs, sneakers, and more

Here are some pics from our Labor Day weekend trip down south, visiting friends and family in LA.

We BBQed with some UCLA friends:

Haven enjoying the shade with Jinny

They were as excited to see us as we were them!

We went shoe shopping:

Gracelyn posing with the "disposable-trying-on-shoes" socks

At least now we know we won't lose him anywhere...

We visited the campus:

Gracelyn in front of UCLA's library (which is not nearly as impressive or extensive as Cal's, of course)

Daddie and Gracelyn having a moment near the Inverted Fountain

We hung out at Aunt Judy's:

Sometime during the trip, Haven decided that her big sister shouldn't be the only one who gets to push the buttons!

Poolside at Aunt Judy's

We rocked our tiaras:

Our naked little princess

Big sister looks pretty with it, too!

It was a great trip, and we can't wait to do it again!