lazy hb sunday.

dear, dear emma came to california for a quick getaway last week!  jon and i were luckily enough to go up to HB and spend sunday with her and amanda. we got there in the morning, ate some yummy french toast (courtesy of emma), and went straight to the beach.

 i got to use my new camera for the first time! the panorama feature is so super cool, though i'm not exactly sure how to use it properly...yet. as you can see, the beach wasn't very crowded. it was kind of chilly, so none of us were very adamant about our sunscreen. what a mistake that was. 

 jon was the only one who got all the way in. he said it was cold. i enjoyed my time laying on my towel, relaxing and catching up with my two favorite girlfriends.

 amanda had enough bicycles in her garage for all of us, isn't that nice!? she even had a boy one in there for jon to ride. we rode around huntington, looking at the cute houses and rode down to the pier for some ruby's. i don't believe there is anything better than indulging in a big ol' burger, fries and shake after a day in the sun. and ruby's is the right place for all of those things. 

 we stayed all day before we had to go back and start on homework, again. it was such a fun day and a real treat having emma in town!! of course it's nice meeting new people and being in a new, beautiful place, but it's always so comforting to be around someone who has known you for so many years; you just pick up right where you left off. i wish her and isaac would move here so that we could ride bikes every weekend and enjoy the california sun.

a girl can dream...

july 3-4th.

i know this is late. here is how we spent the fourth of july weekend.

rode Nephi's fixie. fixxy? phyquesie?

gawked at nephi's muscles. 

ate at BXMBURGER!!
ha.
new little burger joint on main street in huntington beach.

decorated our bikes for the occasion. 

celebrated america. 

dressed accordingly. 

loved each other. lots. 

snoogled. 

wore star stickers and took unflattering pictures that made my arm look bigger than my body.

seriously loved and appreciated america. 
(NO i didn't cry during the parade)
(also, worked on our picture smiles)

enjoyed the parade from our usual spot

got face paint from little kids in the parade. cutie!!

had fun together!

were reborn in the swimming pool. 

sacrilegiously walked on water. 

waved a lot. 
(don't know why jon ruined this picture i was talking of nephi in the pool..ss)

baked festive fun cupcakes!
(worked on jon's picture smile. see how good he's doing?)

hung out as twins. 

smiled big big big. walked to the fireworks on the beach.

watched the fireworks.
they were shot off the pier. this is the finale. Ruby's is on the right of the picture.


it was a fabulous weekend! we loved spending time with amanda and nephi, as always. 
i love america so much! i am so grateful to be able to do such fun things all the time.
it's always so fun to celebrate a holiday as a nation and celebrate our freedom. 
GOD bless america!