We're Back!

Ok, so we sort of abandoned our blog for the past couple months, but we're back now. Here's a little update to take you through some of the highlights of our Summer. So here we go in no particular order.....

In June we went up to Turlock for my 10yr high school reunion. While we were there, we spent a day in Yosemite with my parents.  Below is a picture of us at the top of Vernal Falls.  This is a great hike up what seemed like an endless amount of stairs carved into the granite. Definitely worth checking out next time you're in Yosemite.

In August we went to El Paso TX to see a good friend of mine get married.  Who knew El Paso was so green?? Congrats to Veronica & Jorge Aguilar!!! 

Many of our summer nights were spent BBQing and playing Ping Pong in our driveway.  

In September we went camping on a private beach just north of Refugio (about 30 minutes North of Santa Barbara).  It was a sunny, warm September weekend and we had this beautiful beach all to ourselves until the cops came and made us leave. We were able to spend one night and an entire day there before they spoiled our fun.

Santa Barbara celebrates summer solstice with a big parade down State St.  The whole town shuts down to watch the parade filled with all kinds of trippy hippies and weird stuff. One of the floats was the biggest tricycle we've ever seen!

In June our friends Sophie and Travis got married here in town at Elings Park.  Congrats to the Spiers!

I changed jobs in early August and we decided the week I had off between jobs would best be spent in Cancun.  We had a really fun trip! We took a catamaran out to a little Island off the coast called Isla Mujeras. This Island, 3 miles long by 1 mile wide, has the most amazing beaches I've ever seen! Anyone looking for an inexpensive, easy vacation should check out www.cheapcaribbean.com. 

Look closely and you can see Kyle on the rock at the base of Bridalveil Falls. Yosemite is filled with the most incredible waterfalls and views.  

We rented a golf cart on Isla Mujeras and drove around until we saw this.  The water was crystal clear and knee deep for about a half mile out.  I could live here 

While in Turlock for my High School reunion, a friend of mine took us up in his plane.  The airport is across the street from my family's farm. This is a shot of the farm from the air. 

Kyle flew the plane for a second....it was frightening.  

We are brewmasters.....well we try.  This is 5 gallons of our latest Pilsner.

We kicked off the summer with a camping trip to Big Sur in early June. We met a lot of fun people on this trip and made some great friends. Big Sur was beautiful and it was the perfect way to start a great summer!  

So that pretty much sums up the last few months.  Going through all these pictures brought back so many great memories.  A big THANK YOU to all our friends and family who were part of these memories and countless others;  we're truly blessed!!