if a picture is worth a thouand words, here is a quick way to catch up on the past couple months. (wow it's been a while!)
temple turned 5 and had a parisian birthday party.
jasmine bloomed in our yard.
and spring came to the valley.
we had a may faire
(yes, my 10 year old boy with long hair still wears flower crowns on may day!)
my nephew emil turned 1!
and my grandmother turned 90
matt and i had a few awesome date nights:
including bottle rock in napa (where we both drank too much - can't you tell?)
I got to go with two other main men to the macklemore concert
(my brother zak and satch - who dressed just like his uncle shotgun...down to the giants hat, chartreuse shoes and white bandana out of the back pocket)
we played lots of dress up
and entertained ourselves during satchel's baseball lessons
a memorial day trip to hog island oyster farm was cold, but fun
(and delicious...we had to order a second round.)
i went to vegas for work, and all i have is a picture of the hotel room bed - which was heaven.
We've had dinner parties with fun friends
(anyone who makes sugar daddy rum, limoncello and hooker's house bourbon obviously knows how to have a good time!)
father's day was spent on the russian river
and bob treated us to a giants game just because
summer solstice, a super moon and storms came too... so i charged some magical moon water under a rainy full moon.
satch had basketball camp, baseball camp and baseball lessons. it's a summer of sports here!
temple lost her first tooth!
(and i can't the image right side up but it's too cute to leave out.)
fourth of july was spent with ALL the family (including the Vargases who are coming home! HOME!) and good friends. and of course, the hometown parade.
cousins came...and are moving home to sonoma for keeps!
(did i already mention that? i'm pretty excited.)
i spent many early mornings drinking my coffee in the hot tub this summer
and one night i realized that satchel's hands are almost as big as mine
temple likes to wear bindis, tattoos and flowers in her hair
and just last week, we went on a family camping trip on the mendocino coast. cousins, uncles, grandparents, aunties.
tent city, aka 'the neighborhood'. a few of the tents in order of appearance:
mine, my mom's (busha's), aunt sue & uncle joe, sacthel & his cousin ike (the big boy tent)
busha & emil (world's happiest baby!)
zak at camp (aka uncle shotgun)
aunt sue's prayer flags and my dad's pavilion in the background.
all tied up
unle oso
rummy nights - cards with my brothers and mom
fueled by whiskey shots
(karaoke too but i didn't get a picture of that.)
sand dunes
sea glass and art projects
tide pools and magical beaches
guppy at camp with another mike conner gadget
(that would be a fire starter made from an air mattress pump and tin foil)
horseback riding
my nephew ike, so happy!
cousin justin
family pizza night at the fishing pier in point arena
temple in my dad's 1967 volkswagen camper van
(that would be her fifth tattoo on her thigh. it's a dream catcher in case you were curious.)
(they love each other most of the time...until she gets pissed.)
deconstructing camp
it's a wrap.
(uncle joe, aunt sue and my dad)
kids couldn't be dirtier. or happier.
let the next chapter begin!