and it was all too short.

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over the 4th O july weekend john and i traveled to san diego.
(insert 'why did we come back' face here).

a family wedding brought us to the beautiful west coast 
where we were able to spend time with family and extended family. 
john + i shared a space with our sis-n-bro & had some QT pockets time.

it was all too hard to narrow down shots of our trip, but here's my best try-





1) sandy + jeff's "i do's" **i actually sang a little ditty at the wedding, if i come across a recording, perhaps i'll post it** 
2) they married and receptioned at quite the enchanted location. no words. 3) grams and gramps celebrated 60 years of "i do-ing" - 1/2 way there!!





4) one of  the many beautiful seascapes 5) we walked and jogged on the sunset cliffs edge 
6) read our books ocean side 7) enjoyed our little inn and pool





8) cookouts + sunsets enjoyed 9) i sipped my water while john sipped his brew 
10 + 11) and pockets hammed it up for all to see.
(just two of many pocket shots, these are my favorites)

there's no place like home vacation.
thankful we were able to hit the road.


Comments

katie said…
josie, you are so adorable! looks like a great trip. congrats gram and gramp, i love it!! so cute.
7/7/11
Kelly Ley said…
So jealous! Glad you had a good time...we missed you Tuesday. We all got eaten alive :(

Anyway...thank you also for your sweet comment on my recent blog post. Life just plain sucks sometimes but the hard stuff makes us stronger fo sho!
8/7/11
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