CA cuties

I was in CA a couple weeks ago, and I just had to post some pictures of the super cute CA kids. It is always so much fun to see all the little ones, and their mom's of course, when I'm out to visit.

Little Roman is already a ladies man!
Super cute Ayla

Marlene's girls Ellie and Katelyn! Ok, so these are ladies and not kids but still cute! :)

Yeend Family Weekend

The Yeender's headed up to the Oregon Coast a few weeks ago for an extended reunion weekend. We had so much fun just relaxing and catching up. All of my first cousins except for Michelle and my brother were there. We missed having them, but we know that work and a new baby can keep people from traveling!

My dad, sister, Shawn and I drove up from CA. We stopped in Portland to see my grandma. She looked great. The other lady in the picture is her bff, Betsy.
There was lots of fun activities going on, including football, Frisbee, beach sunsets and nightly theme dinners!


Friday night was "Cape Cod Cool" sponsored by Matt and Amy. There were lots of speicality drinks and "special" outfits. The evite requested that we all dress in Cape Cod gear. Here are some pictures of the CCC:

We are looking forward to the next reunion.....2011 anyone? Maybe someplace a tad warmer like San Diego?? Just a suggestion!

D Train 4th of July Weekend

We started off the long weekend in Coney Island for the AVP Beach Volleyball tourney. It was a long ride out there, but it was fun once the hour train ride was over!

Just because we don't have a yard, doesn't mean we didn't celebrate the 4th of July! We had an indoor bbq, with burgers, potato salad and corn on the cob. After dinner we headed to the Hudson River for the Macy's Fireworks show. They had 5 barges shooting off fireworks at the same time. They closed down the West Side Highway. It was great to watch the fireworks from up there. They also televised the event on NBC.

On Sunday we bought some last minutes tickets to the Yankee's game. Our seats were in the center field bleachers. The view was great, but the seats were in the direct sun and were hot! We spent the second half of the game walking around and checking out the new ballpark. Shawn and I both agree we like the Mets new stadium better. Yankee Stadium has outrageous prices, even for NYC!

All in all it was a wonderful 4th of July. It was the first time that it was just Shawn and me. It was very laid back and relaxing!!

Central Park

Mom and I met Tony from No Doubt at the Expendables, Ziggy Marley and 311 show in Central Park. The whole band, except for Gwen were at the show!

Our view from "the deck" at the summer stage in Central Park.

Shane Sparks from "So You Think You Can Dance" was at the Knicks City Dancers auditions teaching the finalists a routine. I got to spend a little time with him. He was very down to earth and a great choreographer.