Where did summer go???

A real smile from son #1 !

Mom & Sean top of Yosemite park

Sean & Dad

Don't fall off Sean!

Sean& Doug at Hotel in Yosemite

Sean worked on this hotel last year

G'pa Doug & K

On cruise around San Diego G'pa & K

Funny little man, K!

These two were laughing at inside joke!

Panning for gold @ Mormon Battalion

K thought this was so fun!

Papa Doug & K on beach

Meeting "C"

"K" LOVES water!

Aerin napping in the hammock!

I love this pic of M bugging G!

Blayne, G &aM in the hammock

V hangin' in the hammock

Aerin 

Smores/campfire!

M & G'ma Mary 

Blayne with his winning trophy for
his VW bug!

G, Blayne, and my friends, Heidi & E & VM kitty!

The end of September already?  I'm sure summer just started and now it is time for that cooler fall weather.  I am in sunny southern CA right now visiting with Brenton & Melissa, Kingston, and new baby Chayse!  Ahhh, those sweet little precious newborns!  Mmmm, that newborn smell.  Cuddling a newborn.  Watching Kingston learn to walk.  K giving C kisses!  Kisses n hugs from K!  Walks with K.  Walks on the beach!!!!!  B, K & I went for a walk on the beach yesterday morning.  The tide was really in; so not much sand to walk on.  It was fun to watch the surfers and we got to see some dolphins.  We got wet several times.  K loved it!  On our way down to CA; Doug & I stopped to see Sean and went up to Yosemite.  WOW!  It is beautiful up there!  Gorgeous views!  It was fun to see where S has been working this summer. We went down & toured the hotel that he worked on last year. Pics just don't capture the beauty of God's creation there! We stayed at his new place and met some of his roommates & friends.  Stopped by to visit Doug's sister and her family.  While Doug was in CA with us; we went to San Diego one day and did a boat cruise that was awesome and also visited the Mormon Battalion.  Went to the beach a couple of times and enjoyed some nice walks!  Papa Doug left on Saturday and baby C was born a couple of days later.  K and I did fine while Mom & Dad were at the hospital.  Doug spent most of the summer with work & school.  We did manage to go camping a couple of days with Blayne & Aerin and the kiddos.  It was very relaxing and fun!  Enjoyed the campfires and just being outside.  It was fun to share a tent with V!  My friend, Heidi and her daughter E stopped by to visit one Sunday in August.  We had a great time down memory lane!  Doug is back home busy working on our master bath remodel that we started the end of May.  He is taking a short break from school and will start back up here shortly.  September also brought V going into 3rd grade and G starting kindergarten.  They are growing up so fast!  Poor M doesn't know what to do while her siblings are at school!  I will attempt to add some pics of the rest of summer and beginning of fall!

Me & blogger are trying to get to know each other; but I think I need a one-on-one tutorial!  :)  

Love 'n hugs, Mary  :)