Balboa Park

My Gerber Baby

Nice Face Sam!

So today we decided that we'd go to the Organ Pavilion at Balboa Park aft

er church, so I packed a picnic before we left and we headed there as soon 

as we got out.  It was a beautiful day!  It was only about 81 degrees an

d perfectly cool in the shade.  We picnicked under a tree in the grass across th

e street from the organ, so it was totally casual, and much cooler.  It's really sunny on the benches in front of the organ, they should think about building something to help shade them.  It was really crowded, probably because i

t's summer and a Sunday, but still it was perfectly pleasant.

  The boys were all really good, and of course Violet was too, although I think

 she might be getting tooth number two very 

soon.  Afterwards, we walked around by the international houses, we went into the house of Ireland for Karl, and the house of Ukraine for me.  Then, when we were leaving we went over the Coronado Bridge for the boys sake, and drove arou

nd Coronado a bit, past the Hotel Del and then back over the Bridge.  Then we stopped by Karl's parents house because we borrowed their little VW Jetta last night to drive to Horton Plaza with just Violet and we forgot to return the keys.  Mike Hawkins', one of Karl's best friends, daughter got baptized last night and then we all went out to dinner at his restaurant The Panda Inn.  It was kind of neat because Kate is the oldest of the four best friends (Karl, Mike, Todd, and Byron) and she got baptized on the day Byron and Kyrsta had their fourth (and I think final) baby, another little boy!  We all have four kids n

ow!  So then we visited with Dorothy and Larry for awhile which was nice and 

now we're all finally home, the boys are in bed and Violet and Karl are asleep.  A perfect end to a perfect day!