Grandpa Ragsdale {In Memory}

F0r most people July 4 is a happy celebration, but for my family it brings backs sad memories of when we lost my grandpa to Parkinson's seven years ago.

I did this same style when we lost my dad's father back in Feb. and wanted to get this done for my grandma and mom this year in honor of my grandpa.

More to come: Giants; Walk !t

Wedding tid-bits {Jonathan & Page}

Testing out my new logo look with this post showing all the little things from the wedding.

The dress, handmade flowers, candy bar, cake, framed photos, guest book and the ladies who did most of the work.

More to come: SF Giants; Walk !t; food; more from the wedding weekend.

San Francisco

Last week James and I went to the Bay for a day of fun shopping on the piers and later went to a Giants game where they beat the Indians late in the game.

Here are some of my shots from the shopping areas we went to.

Above: I love love love sourdough bread, although we didn't go in (since I had some mint chocolate chip ice cream in my hands), but we still saw some yummy creations in the window.

Above: Had to stop in a candy shop to get my dad some salt water taffy. The shop had these cute suckers at checkout.

Below: One of the workers at the sourdough place making a bear.

I saw something like this in Las Vegas once. It's pretty cool to watch. They just use spray cans to make wonderful works of art.

Almost got one of these for Meeko since it's been getting hot and we go for our walks nearly every day. The salesman was telling us how it's not to hot for the pups due to the material used. It was $42 so I passed for now. Although if they would have has No. 28, I just might have gotten it.

I took a shot from each shopping location we went to: Pier 39.

Before the game we stopped to have a bite to eat at Hooters. We both had never been and some of those girls were very tiny in the waist. Here's James' food while he covered it in hot sauce.

Look our server loved us, but DANG the sodas are $3.49.

Another location shot: Ghirardelli Square. This is where James found the pet shop and a cute little cupcake shop too.

This location was more a pass-by type. There wasn't much in there. The Cannery.

More to come: The Giants game; WW Walk !t.

Monterey Wedding {Jonathan & Page}

Since I have the two blogs every now and then they will have some of the same photos. My professional blog with shots individual posts from the Rehearsal, Ceremony and Reception (coming soon).

This post will have some photos from all three.

More to come: Tid-bits from the Monterey weddings; "Photo-ops" from Tahoe; SF Giants game; and much more

Sunday fun in Tahoe

Our final day in Tahoe for Page's Bachorlette party.

We started our day at a little breakfast place (Red Hut Waffle Cafe), then went shopping (shown in another blog), ate at MacDuffs Pub (awesome pizza) and then went on a little drive through some nice homes to check out a huge waterfall.

Above: Jumping at the top of the waterfall.

Below: The (now) bride with the mug at the Hut.

This falls was on the way home right off the highway and it's called Bridalveil Falls.

After the massive waterfall (shown below in this blog) there was a little chapel and this wreath was on the door.

Also at the chapel Page and Amanda did a little role playing.

The yummy pizza from MacDuffs. It was the Kuna. It's like Hawaiian pizza, but with sausage in place of ham.

Posed at the beach where we would have had our picnic lunch on Saturday if it hadn't rained.

Blue skies at last. Look at all that snow still on the mountain tops and in June.

Fun at the waterfall stop.

During the drive to the massive waterfall.

Here is that massive waterfall with a little Page in the bottom right corner.

The entire waterfall.

Also at the chapel was a little pet graveyard. Shown on a stump was a mini plaque for each one.

More to come: One more bachorlette post and then wedding weekend from Monterey.

Dinner at an Irish Pub

We had a nice night if you don't count the horrible service at Murphy's Irish Pub. From online and talking to the owner I thought it would be a GREAT location to cap off the night from the Bachorlette weekend in Tahoe, but boy was I wrong. (If you go there just make sure you don't sit in Jamie's section.

Food was still good and we got free cake. Here are some shots of us and the food.

Just the Bride with her Maids (minus one).

The whole group inside taken my Jamie (the one good thing he did that night).

The salad.

Bake potato lasagna.

Fish and chips.

Pesto Pasta.

The free cake.

More to come: Tahoe sights and shopping; Monterey wedding weekend