{ onward ho! }

our stake put on a wonderful pioneer celebration for pioneer day and they had a dress-up station and took pictures of everyone- here is what we look like! i think we could pass being pioneers, don't you?! we are off to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary in utah and are so excited. we will post more of our summer when we get back!

{ beauty queens }

each year, i have the privilege to work with some amazing young women in east county. i'm the co-director for the miss santee and miss la mesa organizations and volunteer at numerous events around the san diego community. we do an annual photo shoot for the new queens to be used for press, autograph cards, etc. and theses are our 2010 girls! aren't they gorgeous?!

stopping traffic! literally!

they will be competing for miss san diego in september and could me the next miss california and possibly, miss usa! i'm rooting them on and love my {beauty queens!}

{ lake camping }

don pedro is an annual tradition on ricky's side of the family and we took hayden for his first time and he loved it!

cousins + sleeping in a tent + all-day swimming and playing = heaven for a little boy!

lake camping isn't for the faint of heart, i'll be the first to admit i prefer a hotel, but there's nothing like being out in the fresh air and sleeping under the stars!

{ splash! }

fun in the canoe

hayden with the stylin' girls!

cristian, hayden & kamden

hayden's 1st time tubing!

thanks dad! that was fun!

campsite

coolest track ever- thanks aunt lillian!

hayden loved the sea-doos! we took him out daily

mommy & me

baby squirrels we rescued and took to a wildlife center. there were 10!

can't wait to go back to don pedro next year!

thanks everyone for the fun time!