Summer Time!

It's been such a fun Summer so far.  Both Matt and I had some work travel but we found time to still explore San Diego a bit more.  We started out the month of June going to an ACC Pig Pickin' event down in Mission Bay Park where we got to meet other ACC Alum's (mostly UVA peeps...I think I was the only one representing FSU).  But it was still fun to get out and see fellow East Coast peeps. 

Riley absolutely LOVES to swim.  She took some swim lessons at the YMCA and ever since she just can't get enough of the water so in our backyard jacuzzi we let her get her energy out with a bunch of splashing.

Matt had a great Father's Day hanging with Riley.  We have a park up the street that she loves to go to and so does Hershey.  There is always plenty of friendly dogs for Hershey to run around with there. 

A few of my favorite things.

I had to go to Southbridge, MA for work and so I extended my trip by a day to hang with the Sakraida's!  Brooke and Mike were in the middle of the move to the 'burbs while I was there but it was a wonderful visit!  I helped them pack up a bit but also got to see their North End neighborhood in Boston before leaving the city.  I LOVE Boston!  It was my first time ever being there and I have to say its one of my favorite cities.  I can't wait to meet lil' Sak when he or she is born!  Good luck to the Sakraida's!!! :)

While Matt had to travel for work to Paris and London (yeah...don't feel too sorry for him), I headed to the San Diego Beer Festival that was at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with my coworker Francesca.  We had quite the commute there (took us two hours to travel 15 miles) so we ended up only being at the actual Beer Festival for an hour (boo).  But we still had a good time.  There was alot of beer to try and we did our best to get as many in before we had to leave.

To make up for Matt missing the Beer Festival, we headed on a Brewery Tour of our own to the Port Brewing/Lost Abbey in San Marcos and Stone Brewing for his birthday celebration.  We went on a Sunday so let me just say...it was a TOUGH day at work on Monday.  We may be a bit too old to be bar hoping on a Sunday night.  But we had an awesome time. 

So instead of being in DC for the 4th, we had to reschedule our trip back East since Matt's parents were still out of power by Wednesday.  Note to self: next year visit DC in Spring or Fall as those are the best seasons back East.  Invite friends and family to La Jolla for Winter and Summer.  We are very sad that we had to reschedule our trip.  We were SO excited to see all of our friends and visit with family.  But all can wait until July 25th I hope.  We stayed in town for the 4th which was pretty low key.  It was gorgeous weather here.  We just want to be outside all day!  Hopefully when we visit DC it won't be 100 degrees like it is right now.  We hope to bring the cool breeze with us when we visit in a few weeks! 

Spring Time!

We have finally found time to explore our city, San Diego.  We hear all about Riley's outings during the week with Joanna; she gets to see alot of our city while we have to be at work.  But finally the fam headed to Balboa Park to hang out at the Science Center.  They have this great area for kids 5 and under where kids can touch everything and explore.  Riley had a blast!  It was so much fun watching Riley move all over the place.

For Mother's Day we had brunch at Zel's in Del Mar.  It was awesome!  We walked along the coast for a bit which was picturesque. 

We had a surprise visit by Kenny, aka: Bagel (I swear for the first year I knew him I didn't know his real name!).  We got a night out so we headed to Mission Brewery for a few adult beverages and then on to the Padres game.  We had money seats!

For Memorial Day weekend we headed to Destin, FL.  We decided not to buy Riley her own seat on the flights there and back.  We were told by people that this was not a smart idea but it was too late; we had to just get through it.  Riley was a bit wiggly on the first flight but then slept for the second flight so that wasn't that bad.  She was a champ since it took us about 6 hours of flying to get there.  But once we were there, my mom picked us up from the local airport and we headed to their house.  Well, to our surprise, my parents put in a salt water pool and jacuzzi!  It wasn't exactly completed yet (the screen wasn't in yet) but the pool was ready for Miss Riley to enjoy.  Riley has been taking swim classes and so we were excited to see her moves in the water.

The next day after arriving me and my mom along with Riley met up with Tiffany and her mom for lunch.  Riley was a huge hit and the meal was fantastic.  We went to the Wine Bar by Chan's Wine World.  Yum!!!  It was great to catch up with my bestie.  :)

We also got to meet up with Hector down on the harbor for lunch the next day.  It was so beautiful but HOT!  Destin/FWB was SUPER HOT!!!!  So hot that it just didn't seem right to bring Riley to the beach but with the pool at my parents house we didn't need to venture down there with her.  She got her fun in the sun in for the Florida trip.

So the flights back could not have gone better!  She slept the entire first flight and then on our last leg of the trip the seats in front of us were empty so we took over that row.  Riley played and then napped for a bit of the trip.  We had no issues at all!  She was made for traveling!  It's been a great spring and we can't wait for the Summer!

Happy 1st Birthday to Riley!

Riley Elizabeth celebrated her first birthday on April 21, 2012.  It's hard to believe that its been a year already!  She has been such a blessing.  We had many visitors for her big day.  Both Grandma's and Grandpa's came as well as Aunt Cathy.  The festivities began on Friday when we all went to the San Diego Safari Park in Escondido.  It was so wonderful to see the animals run free. 

Then to quench our thirst and appetite we went to Stone Brewing.  That place is unbelievable.  What a great set up.  We ate outside and had some great beer plus we got a growler filled with some awesome beer!

For her birthday we had everyone over to our place along with Ann Dew and her Nanny Joanna and her boyfriend Johnny.  Riley got her first taste of sweets with a cupcake.  She didn't disappoint either...she ate the ENTIRE cupcake.  That's our girl!

For Sunday, we got to go to our first Padres game.  And Matt got hooked up with the owner's seats so we sat in Section 8, Row 1, Seat 1-8!  It was incredible.  Riley was on the big screen three times and Johnny got a foul ball for Riley to commemorate the moment.  She was awesome and enjoyed the entire game.  The Padres won the game (doesn't happen too often) against the Phillies! 

On Monday Riley had her pediatrician appointment and she did great even through the three shots she had to get in her thighs.  She's such a trooper. 

All in all it was a fabulous weekend with family and friends.  Thanks to all who came to celebrate and we cannot WAIT for what the future holds!