Out and About in Downtown San Diego

After our 1-week stay at the beach house, we spent the next few nights at Andy's mom's condo in downtown San Diego. It was so much fun to explore the city.

We walked around Balboa Park.

lawn bowling

We stopped and watched the magician for a bit.

Emma is magnetized to water!

On another day, we explored Seaport Village.

You can't go to the coast and not eat fish and chips.

Emma LOVED the carousel ride.

swimming at the condo

Last Stop...Mesquite, Nevada

On our drive back to Park City, we stayed in Mesquite for the night and, boy, was it HOT! 110 degrees HOT! The hotel we stayed at was doing some remodeling and had the pool closed when we got there. Luckily, they only worked until 5:00 so, after that, we cooled off with a dip in the pool. Emma is getting so comfortable in the water. She is now jumping off the ledge (with her froggy vest on, of course) and getting her entire head wet.

Bark in the Park

Emma and I are staying busy while Andy is fishing in Alaska.  Today, we participated in the Bark in the Park 5-K9 fun run.  It was a blast to watch all of the dogs and their owners taking up neighborhood streets.  Kiddie pools were placed along the route so the dogs could cool off and get drinks of water.  Vendors were set up, selling anything you could imagine that is doggy-related.  They also had competitions for the dogs.  We participated in two of them and won (well, tied for first) both!  The first was the dog and owner look-alike contest.  The other one was the howling contest.  Cooper's howl could have lasted much long had he heard a siren! 

After running the 5K, we cooled down by participating in the 1K leisurely stroll.  This was Emma's first 1K!

 Good ol' Cooper did great!  He ran the entire way (usually, we have to stop and walk because of his arthritis).

Jim, Robin, and Claire brought their dog, Sammy, to the festivities.  

At first, I thought I was the only dog and owner look-alike contest participant, but then about 6 more people (and their dogs) joined in.

Here I am, trying to get Cooper to pose with us.  Eventually, he sat right next to us.

More Camping!

We ventured up to the Uintas with the Ostroski family for another fantastic camping trip...

Larry gave Andy a lesson on fishing--Utah style.

rainbow trout...

giving Emma kisses...

Larry cooked up some delicious trout for an appetizer.  Yum!

Emma loved to help with the dishes.

Cooper was thoroughly exhausted on our last night.

She loves camping!

This is the result of Emma dipping her (gourmet) grilled cheese/bacon/tomato sandwich into her tomato soup.

4th of July

We spent our 4th of July with amazing friends and family. We started out the day by going to the parade in Park City. C.raaaaaaa.zy. So many people. So much excitement. So many festive people. Then we headed to the cabin to do a little hiking and BBQing.

patiently waiting for the parade to start...

fire truck!

Jen, Larry, and Avila went to the parade with us.

I love this picture!  Here we are...most of our gang with the kiddos...all in their backpacks..ready to go for a hike in Brighton.

(Jeff and Courtney with their delightful twins Cole and Amelia; Jen and Larry with adorable little Avila)

up, up, up...

Lake Mary

Emma took a little tumble in the dirt at the cabin and this is the result...

We hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July, as well!