Taylor is 3!

My little Taylor is 3! On the actual day we went to Sweet Tomato. (Taylors fav. resturaunt) Pappy and Yaya joined us there and Great Grandma Perona treated. So much fun. Then on Sunday we had cake and ice cream. In California it is hot in September and we have to A/C so Taylor's cake melted. Oh well! I love my Taylor and am so happy she is apart of our family. She wanted Snow White.

(see the dripping flowers in front, so sad.)
Daddy and the birthday girl.
(She has him wrapped! )

Thinking and drawing on her new board from Pappy, Yaya and Aunt Sarah.
She got a ton of books too. And Aunt Sarah made the cutiest bag. Every Sunday she asks to carry her "Own" bag.


Snow white from Grandpa and Grandma Damiano.

Also gloves and a purse.

All dresses up!

Daddy feeding Livi

Grandpa and Dominic.

Olivia

Crew waiting to blow out candles.

So the mound of black is suppose to be a mine. I was going to make a cottage, but because it was so hot it kept falling apart. So we had to settle for a mound of dirt with jewels.:(

With Great Grandma Perona.

On her b-day with Pappy and Yaya.

Lovies

Ice cream face.

Mommy and Taylor. (A little DOm.)

Crew at Sweet Tomato!

She loves beats

(Girl after her mother's heart!)

Sisters!

Water fun and San Diego Temple

So labor day weekend we went to Temecula. To visit with friends and to go to Disneyland for the first time the next week. We got to stay with a (sort of) old roomate of mine from college and her family. It was so fun. I love when you haven't seen someone for years and it seems as if no time has gone by! We got to go swimming in her in-laws pool, amazing. Then Sunday we went to the San Diego Temple. We thought it would be good to show the kids Heavenly Father castle before we showed them Sleeping Beauty's castle. We had so much fun with the Slussers that I got no pictures! Too much talking and playing. They were so kind to us, so thank you Slussers for letting us invade. My new fav. picture of all time!

Daddy and his girls.

Look what happy children all holding hands.

Look quick or you wont see it!

My three!

With Daddy and the temple.

Three in a row!

Dominic took this, not bad.

Beyond beautiful day.

My friends in-laws pool.

(I know you thought it was the resort we were staying at. )

All in the pool.

The only picture I got of a Slusser!

That is Mae with Dom and Taylor. Taylor still asks to go to Mae's house and play.

Little Olivia.

Playing.

That's how good a time we had!

Crabbing

So In August Jonathan, Pappy and Jeff took the boys crabbing. Great day for all. They got a bunch of "Customers". Enjoyed pulling them in and good times as just boys. The crabbing crew.
Pappy got a crab.

My cute Dom

The infamous Clark boys.

love this.

Long walk home. After a fun Day!

Santa Cruz and S.F.

So after my cousin's wedding we got to hang out the next couple of days as sisters. Lots of fun! Saturday even though it was cloudy we all went to the beach. Then the next week we went into San Francisco. So great to spend time as sisters. Worth all the years of fighting over clothes and bathroom time, to get my best friends! All five!
With Daddio.

Walter taking pictures.

Luca and Livi hanging out in the pig pen.

Mina and Trueface.

So the current was bad that day so we let the kids play in the river running into the ocean.

Sand in your face! And diaper.

We made Mike and Anthony come along. So fun to have them with us.

Keeping warm.

Disgusted with something.

More staying warm.

Livi is smelling the sea lions!

Luca wants out.

Livi playing with carrots.

Sisters and babies at Pier 39.

Great of Luca, not so much of Aria, sorry.

Truan doesn't fit between these two.

So cute of them!

Livi pointing to everything.

More sea lions. I am surprised we were able to stay so long with so bad a smell. What we do for kids!

My favorite picture of the day!

Wind

And more wind.Loving the food, I think?

Truan also loving the food.

Good of Aria not so good of Luca. See it all evens out.

Crazy Aunt Mina.

Andrea's Wedding

My cousin Andrea married Sean Westover at the end of Aug. It was a lot of fun! Good luck Seanand Andrea you are in for lots of growing and lots of fun! The happy couple.
Some great women.

Love Danielle

Rocco all decked out.

Women talking, it's the greatest!

All five of us.

With daddy!

Fresh and new!

Mina, Truan, Aunt Laurine and Olivia.

Squishes!

Clarks and the last Damianos.

Grandpa and Grandma and the only girls.

(Who knows how long we will be able to say that?)

Girls!

The fam, minus some important ones.

(daniel, noah, liam and kris)

Great Men.

Nick and parents of the bride.

Love karen. Hope she is still doing cakes when Taylor and Livie get married.

The decor!

Cute brenden in the rocks. Just like his daddy!

Ben and Taylor.

Fran and Matt chatting it up.

Family hanging.

Daddy, Olivia and me.

Love the look spencer.

A bite to eat. I know which would you bite, I'll take the thighs!

Truan looking so innocent.

Cheers.

Dom loving the food.

Julia and Justin.

Let them eat cake.

Sunset Beach

Saturday the 25th of July we went to my now favorite beach in Northern CA! Some family joined us, even though it was a cloudy day. Lots of fun in the sand. Teaching moments.
Rocco gathering feathers.

Sandy Dom.

Sexy Jonathan.

Cousin play in the sand.

It really wasn't that cold, they are just wimps!

Grandma and Olivia.

Jeff hanging.

Jonathan and Walter and a little Frisbee.

Cute Luca.

Olivia was in her jammies the whole day.

Packing up.

Aria on her way back.

The castle that was never swept away!

Jelly Belly

The other day our friend Lisa was in town so we went to the jelly belly factory. It had been years since I'd been. Lots of fun and neat to go with my own kids. Thanks for making it happen Lisa! Of course we got Belly Flops for the way home. Each pose is so each child!
Waiting in line.

Me and Lisa. (love my hat hair?)

Me and the kids.