Jace's Kindergarten graduation

Jace with his teacher Mrs. Evans

Getting the "diploma" from Mr. Pitcher and Mrs. Evans.

Jace had his kindergarten graduation program this week. It was really cute. The kids sang some songs they have learned and said the first part of the preamble of the constitution. It was fun to watch the kids, they are so cute at this age. Grandma Johnson came to watch Jace's program and then went out to eat dinner with us after.

I can't believe Jace will be in school all day next year! He is growing up fast. He is such a sweet, loving boy. He makes me smile everyday. He always says the nicest things to me and he is genuine. He always tells me thank you for everything I make for him and tells me it is the best food in the world! He is such a gift and special blessing in my life.

A little bit more of California....

I guess there is a limit on how long a post can be because I couldn't add any more to my last post. So I must finish my travel log. After Point Lobos we went back to Carmel for a last walk and sat at the beach for awhile. We had to pick up some macaroons on our way out too.

We drove to a town called Moss Landing. I wanted to go to the marina there to take some photos. I had driven by there before but had never stopped and it looked like a fun place to take some nautical photos. We were there at sunset and it was awesome. We couldn't get out on to the docks because there are locked gates to all of them. I asked the harbor master if he could let us in and I was really surprised when he gave me a master key and said I could go wherever I wanted to. I love boats, especially old ones. I love just walking around on the docks looking at the boats. It was a perfect end to a great day!

We ate dinner in Moss Landing at a great Mexican restaurant called The Whole Enchilada. We got back to Cupertino pretty late, it was another great day!

On Sat. the 4th day of my trip, we went over to the Santa Cruz area and went to Capitola Beach. I was in heaven!!! I had been dreaming of sitting on the beach with all of the sights and smells and I couldn't believe I was actually there. We lucked out and found a parking place right off, the weather was perfect, we stopped and picked up lunch at an awesome bakery called Gayle's, and sat on the beach for about 3 hours! What a perfect day!

On our way home we stopped at Marianne's Ice Cream in Santa Cruz. This is a family tradition for my family so my friends were nice enough to go along with me. Mariannes is the best ice cream anywhere! They have about 50 flavors and some are one of a kind, originals. My favorite is mandarin chocolate, yumm.

We went out to Jake's for pizza and then went over to Melinda's and watched The Great Debaters. We once again had a perfect day.

I was so happy to spend Sunday night at Melinda's house. She has a beautiful home and just like Linda was a wonderful hostess. I felt so at home. I always have a lot of fun with Melinda. She is truly one of the sweetest, most loving people I have ever known.

Dana was so great, she gave me a ride to the airport and took me around on some last minute errands. I'm glad that I got a chance to visit with her one more time. I love these three friends. They are so special to me and I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to spend some time with them again. They are more like sisters to me than friends. I love you guys! Thanks for a wonderful time!

My California Trip 2008

I am the luckiest girl ever! I got to back to California again this year to visit my friends ! We had the BEST time, everything was perfect. My sister-in-law Melanie and nephew, Casey were kind enough to pick me up at the airport. I spent the afternoon with them. We ate lunch at Fresh Choice, one of the places I miss, great soup and salads. We did a little shopping and hung out at their place, trying to get Casey to take a nap. When Moe got home from work I took them out to dinner. It was to celebrate Melanie's birthday. We went to a Mexican place that they like. After dinner they took me over to Linda's where I would be staying for a few days.

Staying at Linda's was like being at a bed and breakfast! She really made me feel so welcome. She had fresh flowers from her beautiful yard in the bathroom and kitchen every morning. We would go out in her garden to have breakfast. Her yard could be in

Better Homes and Gardens, it is fabulous!

My second day in heaven Linda, Dana, Melinda and I went on an overnight getaway to Carmel and Pacific Grove. These two places have to be high on the list of the most beautiful places in the world. On our way to Carmel we stopped in Castroville at a fruit stand to buy some fresh strawberries. They were huge! Castroville is the artichoke capitol of the world, but there is a lot of other great produce grown in the area too.

We spent the day walking around Carmel. There are quaint little shops and restaurants. Everywhere you go there are beautiful flowers and plants, they must love the ocean air. We ate lunch at a cute little place called The Cottage. The food was great, especially the artichoke soup.

We went to the Carmel bakery to get macaroons. We discovered them last year and couldn't wait to get our hands (and mouths) on them again!! They are the BEST !!

We like to go to this great cheese shop. They let you sample all of the cheeses. They have hundreds of varieties from all over the world. Some are pretty bad, even for a cheese lover like me!

Day 3 of my trip was another perfect day! First of all we slept as long as we wanted to, which in my world never happens, so that was very nice. We ate breakfast at one of our favorite places, Toasties in Pacific Grove.

Next we went to a state park near Carmel called Point Lobos. I had never been there before and was absolutely amazed at how beautiful it was! We hiked around and enjoyed the perfect weather and ocean breeze. I took a lot of photos. This place is a photographers paradise.

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ASPEN ROSE

This little angel is Aspen. I was lucky enough to get to photograph her and her beautiful mother Shannon.

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO !!!

CINCO DE MAYO !!!!

Cinco De Mayo gave us a good excuse to have a PARTY !!! We invited 12 families over to have a fiesta potluck for family night. Everybody brought Mexican food, it was so yummy! We had a great time. We had a pinata for the kids, we should have had more than one because there were so many kids! Tough competition! The kids all had afun playing in the park. We got a fat bat ball game going and it didn't stop until it was dark. We are lucky to have so many fun friends!