better late than never....no?

we had professional family pics taken.

considered them park's 6 month pics...

even though secretly he was almost 7 months but whatev.

i couldn't bet happier with them.



even though he's 9 months in like a couple days

i couldn't resist not sharing them!

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happy bday america

happy 4th of july!



chinatown

ok so not technically another country

but close enough.

this was our second to last stop of the trip.

stores.

people.

stuff.

everywhere. 

couldn't pass up some authentic chinese food.

we decided on this small restuarant

after my dad almost had us killed

because there was a small asian man handing out flyers

trying to convince us to go to his place

like 2 blocks off the mail strip.

no thanks :)

yummm-oh!

it's true chinese food when the server giggled after i asked

if they had crab rangoon.

i'll take that as a no :)

and finally a stop at the bridge.

but first a diaper change in the parking lot of course.

and i put up these last 2 pics

because parker looks cuter in the first one

but i'm not sleeping or eating my hair in the second. 

vacation ov-aah!

we were sad,

 but happy to go home and see our kitties again.

sweet p slept 13 hours our first night back in his bed.

i missed my bed too, buddy.

until next year!!!

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san fran

so we continued on our journey

called vacation.

on to san francisco!

it was a  short long drive from yosemite.

supposed to take us 4 hrs

but took over 6.

not too shabby.

first stop

jail!

or alcatraz. same diff.

park enjoyed the boat ride over to the island.

hope he doesn't get the sea-sick gene from his mom.

whew.

the hubs looking so cool and not nerdy at all

while listening to the audio tour of the place.

san fran in the distance thru the fog.

it's 1 and 1/4 miles.

my mom thinks she could swim it.

i'm surprised we didn't bet on it and make her prove it.

the cousins slept the entire time on the island.

could they look any more different?

i think not.

after we got back to the pier

we took the boys to the aquarium.

it was the walk-thru-under-water kind.

pretty cool.

kinda made ya dizzy. 

 

and next we visit another country!

can i getta whoo hoo!

(kinda like vicki from RHOC)

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climbers

our last afternoon at yosemite

was absolutely gorgeous outside.

we spent some time laying in a field taking turns

looking at rock climbers through our 1 set of binoculars.

some people hogged them but i wont say names.

if only i had a fancy zoom lense

that could've taken pictures of the climbers.

(hint hint, babe)

but here we are in front of the mountain? cliff? 

whatever you call it

that they were attempting to summit.

el capitan.

and here's half-dome.

the other cliff those crazy hippie folks climb.

family photo op with

half-dome in the distance.

since i couldn't take any pics of the climbers

and while i was patiently waiting for my turn to use the binocs,

i snapped some of park.

they turned out to be some of my favorites of the trip!

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