Summer '08 Part 3

THE TRAIN RIDE
While Mandy was here with the girls we decided to do a little train trip down to San Jaun Capistrano. It was supposed to be a quick 45 minute ride there, lunch and walking around, and then back home. It however, did not turn out that way! First we missed the train we were planning on taking when we got there and realized that you had to have your ID (who knew?) so had to drive back home to get Mandy's license. Then about 20 minutes into our train ride something happened to the brakes or something so we pulled off and were stuck for like 40 minutes!! When we finally got down to San Juan we had a quick lunch and had to get back on the train (which by that point none of us were looking forward to it!)

Trying to keep Emma and Sophie entertained while we were stuck on the train-a trip to the snack bar to get some candy seemed to work perfect!

At the Capistrano Depot waiting for our train

Waving bye to the train back at the Fullerton station after our exciting day

KERSHAW FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

While everyone was home in August we got to debut the new outdoor movie screen. This thing is awesome! Its got the sound system, screen, and even a blue-ray player. Me and Ryan love watching movies outside now. Its a good thing we live in California and will be able to use this all winter!

The Trouble with Angels was our first movie screening, but we seem to pick more action films when its not my mom's choice!


After the movie, everyone was a little tired!!


Bugging Ryan because I was still wide awake


Trying to figure out how to take down the screen, we've got it figured out now though!!

RANDOM SUMMER PICTURES

At the pool...I think this was during the Olympics so we were all playing Michael Phelps!


We stayed at my aunts house for the weekend while they were gone and had lots of fun in the pool. I did not encourage this...but I am putting the pictures up so hopefully no one gets in trouble!!


Jumping off the roof


Me and Trixie at the concert in the park


Playing with our underwater camera-it works great!

Summer '08 Part 2

NORTH CAROLINA

In July one of Ryan's really good friend got married back in North Carolina so we made the trip to Asheville for the wedding. It was a long trip for such a short weekend but we had a really great time. It was nice to see everyone and catch up.

I insisted that we went to a southern BBQ restaurant for lunch so we went to the "Fiddlin' Pig" It was awesome and the food was amazing!

This was right after I saw a firefly for the first time. I was so excited to see one! I really wanted to catch one in a mason jar with holes on the top but I guess I'll have to save that for next time!

Ryan (the best man) and Aaron (the nervous groom) before the wedding


This is where the ceremony was, it was such a great location with so many spots for pictures

During the reception we went outside and walked around taking pictures-really it was because all the guys didn't want to have to dance but hey, they were all really excited about taking pictures so we weren't complaining!


Hiding in the willow tree


We needed change for the parking meters so me and Ashley went into the gay bar to ask for them to break are bills. It was definitely funny walking in and seeing their reactions, but they were really nice and gave us the quarters after they made sure that we knew it was a gay bar and that we wouldn't be staying! But really I think that the best part is that Ryan and Sean were too embarrassed to go in so instead the two of them stood together right in front of the gay bar...

TWILIGHT

I was so excited for the 4th book in the Twilight series to come out. It preparation I decided to re-read the first three which made me even more excited for the next book. Nicole invited me to go along with her to a midnight release party at Borders the day it came out. We of coarse had to dress up for the event so me and Sydney (who I got hooked on the books too) decided to make shirts. They turned out so cute!

In our shirts ready to go

The back view, me and Syd were so excited about doing this and got way into it. But we had forgotten how long it takes to make a shirt like this!!

I found out while we were there that I was actually related to a few of Nicole's friends. We figured it all out and I think that we are second cousins, its such a small world!

Me and Nicole so excited to finally have our books!

RYAN'S RAFTING TRIP

The weekend I was off doing the Breaking Dawn release, Ryan was at a weekend rafting trip with work. He had tons of fun going down the American River on the rapids.

Ryan and his friend from high school Nate, that just got hired on with his company

Going down the rapids

I'm sure there was an important business meeting taking place on the boat!!

Summer '08 Part 1

I know that summer ended about a month and a half ago but since its been up over 100 this week and still basically summer I've decided to do a few posts of summer updates! Here is Lindsey's wedding and all the events that went along with it!

First was Lindsey's wedding. It was such a beautiful day and everything turned out perfect!

Here are a few pictures the week of Lindsey and Matthew's wedding:

Meeting Logan for the first time

At the Strawberry Days Rodeo

A day at the beach! My Aunt Marcia had a beach house the week of Lindsey and Matthew's open house here in California so after all the stress and hard work of putting together the event we got to relax and have fun down at Newport