So many things...

...to blog about! Cole and I have been super busy this summer, along with the rest of the family, and I guess I'll start in June and try and catch y'all up in a few posts over the next week. So...June: Mom, Judy and I went on a bird walk down in the valley. We had a great time birding and saw a few new species. :) That always makes it fun!
Mom and I looking for some birds... :)A great egret fishin' for some lunch...Cole took his first swim lessons with his cousins and had a blast (most of the time) "learning" how to swim. Ashlyn, Addison, and Cole along with Abbey and Emily all took lessons at the same park. Cole, Addie and Emily were in the same group and they had SO much fun together...


Buds!They are SO cute together!Apparently Addie thought of something funny to say!
Abbey and Ashlyn were in the same level too...
Amelia was lookin' oh-so-cute...
And Andrew was such a handsome little man keepin' his mama busy! :)
For the 4th of July, Cole and I headed down to San Diego to visit the Obergs! It took over 5 1/2 hours to get there...
but once we were there, we had a blast!

We hung out at Amy & Russell's casa and had a great time in the pool...
and taking pictures of the cutest pup around...Roxy!
The 4th of July feast:
Take a whole bunch of seafood, potatoes, corn on the cob, onions and seasonings...
Throw it all in a big ol' pot and boil it...Add some melted butter and voila! Enjoy the amazing food!
All of us kids headed off to the Naval Base...
...to watch the amazing fireworks show over Mission Bay!

After the fireworks show...Seth decided to take us on a tour of his hangar...We got to sit in a helo...

And the girls and I had fun in the female officer's "head!"
In mid July, my best bud, Jamie and I headed to the Staples Center for a little concert...only the American Idol TOUR!!!
Inside, in our seats and ready for the show to begin!

Scotty McIntyre...Tied for my fav...Matt Giraud...oh man.

Scotty and Matt did some UNBELIEVABLE piano duets!

This girl sure can rock...Allison Iraheta!The other man tied for my fav...Danny Gokey...he was SO amazing!
The "Idols" sing together...

Out came the big guns...Adam Lambert singing "Mad World"
Then rocking out like nobody's business with Allison!The jacket came off!
The winner!!! Kris Allen was super cool!
And man who can play piano, guitar and sing is a fan of mine!
The Top 10 sing!!

That wraps up this post...I'm getting more together for this week! We'll see if I can get my act together and actually keep this thing updated more often! :)