Aaaahhhh 10 YEARS!!

I never thought this day would come, let alone that I would actually go. Yup, it was recently my 10 year reunion. A friend of mine was in charge of it so I was suckered into going. Anyone that I had any desire in seeing I still keep in contact with so I really just went to support and hang out with my friends. I only took a few pictures because 14 months after having Jovi I am still not a fan of the camera.

CJ and Me. He will be graduating law school next year, I couldn't be more proud of him.

 

Katie and her husband Joel. Their little boy Kayden and Jovi have become great buddies.

 

Me, Erica and Katie

 

They also had a photo booth there and we got some great pictures with that, including some with my friend Alyson. Maybe someday I will figure out how to scan those and I can add them to this post. Someday....

Food...

This little man LOVES food. He will eat just about anything that we put in front of him, its super fun for us. This past week I gave him some spaghetti. I decided to just strip him down and let him go for it....priceless!

 

 

We recently decided to head downtown and take advantage of the awesome sunset we were having. And who can go downtown without getting ice cream?! Not this guy!

 

 

Welcome Jared!

We were able to pay a little visit to Steve and Rebecca's to meet the newest Holmstrom. Jovi loves his new cousin Jared, even though the feeling may not be mutual just yet...

 

Labor Day

For labor day we decided to go down to Central Park and watch a Civil War reenactment...it was awesome! I had no idea that they even did this and they were super into it. It was super fun to watch.

 

1year!

I still can't wrap my mind around the fact that my little boy is ONE!! Happy happy birthday Jovi thank you for making being a Mommy and Dad so fun and easy! We love you!

Mammoth and Yosemite 2010

The first week in August Jovi and I went to Mammoth and Yosemite with the Giles family. Brian had to work so he missed out on all the joys associated with going to Mammoth for 1 week! I decided I am not a big fan of going out of town with Jovi alone. When it comes to kids I definitely need the Dad there too!

Half of the Giles clan got a stomach bug the first few days we were there so our first outing was to horseshoe lake. This was Jovi's first time in the backpack and he really enjoyed it!



The 3rd day we were off to Yosemite.


Jovi fell asleep within 15 minutes. He was the hit with all the French tourist!



The LaLonde's. Blayke, Luke, Ashlynd and Hailee.


Jovi loves water so this little creek was a hit for sure.



We decided to take a trip up to the top of Mammoth Mountain. We took a trolley from our cabin into town, then a bus from town up to the base of the mountain, and finally a Gondola to the top of the mountain. There was still some snow left on the ground and it was pretty much the only place I had great cell phone coverage! Absolutely beautiful!






The last day we ended with a little bit of fishing. Jovi didn't want to put the Sponge Bob Square Pants fishing pole down. Poor Luke had to wrestle him for it back.

July!

July is one of our favorite months because it starts off with the 4th of July which is a blast in our house. And who doesn't love the Huntington Beach parade?!

As you can see Jovi is still our happy baby. This is the last month I can say that since next month he turns 1!


Jovi experienced his first HB Parade and had a blast with all the loud noises and waving his American Flag




We decided to take a trip to L.A. to taste and see things Jovi and I hadn't yet. Brian took us to Philippe's which is home of the 1st French Dip. His Dad used to take him there as a kid. Then we went on to Griffith Park to look around since I had never been there. It was a lot of fun and Jovi had fun looking at all the displays. We will have to go back sometime at night to watch the star gazing shows.