Tuesday, June 30, 2009

new and improved

While I was gone on vacation....a few surprises were lurking, waiting for me.

Mark resealed our garage floor. It looks one thousand times better. Moral of story; don't use a cheap seal on your epoxy floor!

In fact it looks so good, it made us go through some of our stuff in storage so our garage can stay clean and neat!

One of my biggest surprises! Mark refinished the fireplace with rock veneer. I couldn't find a better photo of a before (except the ladies in the picture certainly brighten up the room!)...at least you get the idea!

Plain, simple, less dramatic...

BEFORE

DURING

The finished product. Beautiful, warm, inviting...

I must say, it is a HUGE improvement!! Mark even added a hearth at the bottom, which is such a nice touch. Now we just need to paint the shelf!

One other thing Mark did while we were away was cleaned the carpets throughout the house. As if he hadn't already done enough!! No, he had to really go over the top!! He rented the carpet cleaner for $33. It made a WORLD of difference, and I had been asking to get them done for 6 months now. We've always used a professional cleaner to come out and do it, but now we can do it ourselves for an eighth of the price!

Thanks Mark...you sure know how to please your girl!!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

The BeAcH

DiSnEyLaNd!! {take one}

Actually, we headed to California Adventures first!!

First ride of the day, the river ride!!! Mark opted out for wearing a poncho.

But not Bryanna...or me!

The jelly fish ride!

Looks like she's ready for more!

The Mickey Mouse Ferris Wheel...it was exciting, fun and very, very high.
We ate gumbo three different times whilst visiting mickey and mini...Mark's absolute favorite thing to eat there.

The Jungle ride, Bryanna thought it was scary though!
Main Street and all the charm!
BeAcH tImE!!!
surfer girl

ready or not...
... here they come!

beach volleyball time!!

Those waves sure know how to sneak up on you...

daddy's little girl!

one content, happy little girl

Jamie and Bryanna, just in from the surf!

sun bathers

two peas in a pod

San Clemente beach....working on the tan!

the Perry men in my life, two handsome devils!

Beach beauties...playing to their hearts content!

the cousins playing at Dana Point Harbor...and the ice cream shop!

Mommy and the babe.
Dinner at Sonny's...one of our favorite stops to dine for Italian.
The teenagers...need I say more?
Hilary and Scott...the engaged couple! It was fun to have them down at the beach!!
Doc A. G. the man who started the beach tradition!
Bryanna flying a kite the last day on the beach, it was perfect kite weather!
Love, love, love the beach. See you next year.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Disneyland {take two}

Our second time going to the Happiest Place on Earth while on our annual beach vacation. You can't just get enough in one day...which is sooooooooo true! You need two to get your fill (and the most for your mula!)
By far, this ride stood out to Bryanna. Every time I ask her what her favorite part of the trip was (in particularly Disneyland) she says the Merry-Go-Round.
On Dumbo...it was just as thrilling as when I was a kid!
Tea cups...and yes, we are just posing in the cup. Mark and I both refused to go on the ride and suffer a headache.
The famous castle...wished there was more to it than just walking under it.
On Pirates of the Caribbean, Bryanna got a little scared, and I have to admit, if you don't quite know exactly what's going on (like a 4 year old) it would be pretty scary!
H.S. was fun to watch...I never saw the movies, so seeing this made me want to watch all 3!
Bumper cars...it was, well, BuMpY!
Daddy and Maddox on the Ladybug ride
Bryanna and Pluto
We caught the Disney Pixar parade, it was so fun to watch the kids get so into it. The characters in the parade kept squirting the crowds with water to keep cool, for some reason, we kept getting squirted!!

cooling off in one of the many water areas...it was a hot day!
One of my favorite things I love about Disneyland/California Adventures is the horticulture...its like perfection with the foliage...beautiful perfection.

Watching Aladdin the play...this kid ate it up!!
Monster's Inc....Maddox's all-time favorite Disney movie...they have a Monster's Inc. ride now in California Adventures...it was so fun to see the kid go wild!