the bentley's, a wedding, and a baby shower

packed-out weekend!!

Crystal and Jonathan came to town! CP is preggers and due in November, so it was so fun to see her growing bump and feel that little man movin' and groovin' in there! He is already an active little one :) We went to Balboa Park and hung out for a little while, went out to dinner Friday night with a huge group of 20 (in true Point Loma fashion) but I don't have photos from that. Not that they weren't taken, because of course us girls all got together and posed like we do so well, I just didn't bust out my camera in time. Kim, I need that picture of all the girls from you (and my silly husband sneakily in the background)!

Matt's grandpa David got married in the rose garden on Saturday in Balboa Park. It was fun to hang out with family for the afternoon/evening, despite the CRAZY hot weather!! Dumb me, left my purse (and camera) in the car by accident, so I don't have photos of this either. :( I will get some!

Then.......we went to Lyndsy's baby shower in Temecula today! Wow, she is lookin' good and ready to have that litte man. We are all excited to meet Landon, and I know Lyns is ready to have him out of her tummy :) He is due July 9th. Lyns spent the night at our house Friday night, because she came to San Diego to see CP and JB and go to dinner (and it got late for her to drive home). I felt so bad trying to get her all comfy for bed, and told her she better not go into labor at our house! :)

Two of my college roomies about to become moms...crazy!

Enjoy the pics! xoxo

crystal and i in front of the fountain

matthew, me, crystal, jonathan

artsy balboa park photo

another attempt at an artsy photo (i loved the tall flowers on the lily pads!)

kimberly, lyns, isabelah, georgia, me

lyns 2 weeks from her due date :)

reflections/boogie and shake

many of you know i had the great pleasure of teaching 8th graders this past year for the first time in my career. it was HARD at times to say the least. however, as i reflect on this past year, i really liked teaching 8th grade. if some of you had spent a day with me, you might want to check me into a mental facility for actually enjoying my crazy job. of course, with any job, there were days i would go home hoping i wouldn't actually have to go back the next day. (i always went back.) i guess that is why we are all beautifully and wonderfully made so differently. i like middle schoolers. i was given an opportunity to go back and teach 6th grade for next year, move to 7th grade teaching the same thing, or stay in 8th grade. i am staying right where i am and i am excited for another go at it. i am compiling a list of things i love (and maybe hate) about 8th graders, but it isn't done yet. i don't know if anyone other than me will enjoy reading over my completed list. :)

last week we had a harbor cruise for all the kids eligible (2.0 gpa and citizenship) and we had a BLAST. i hoped it wasn't a problem that i only chaperoned the bottom deck of the boat...the one with the dj and full on dance party. i just couldn't break away to my other scheduled times on other decks.

a group of my boys at school before we left...they look so cute!! (our kids wear uniforms at school, so i never see them in nice clothes!)

a few of my girls and i before we left (i know, i look like a student)

some of my boys shakin' it on the dance floor

my friend danielle and i leaning like a cholo

dante and i boogie'n...one of my favorite students of all time

my 6 seminar students...that's right i had 6 and they are PHENOMINAL

we had a BLAST on the harbor cruise!

the last day of school, i had a dance party with one of my classes. this picture doesn't do it justice, but i had the whole class up and doing the cha cha slide. sooooooo funny!


tomorrow is 8th grade promotion. i will post more pictures!

26.2

last sunday, matthew completed his FIFTH marathon. he ran the rock n' roll here in san diego. his goal was to finish in under 4 hours, and he did--3:52! his knee started bugging him about a week and a half before the race and he was a little nervous. his brace worked fabulously and his knee was A-OK the whole race!! (phew.) the spirit of the marathon is so inspiring! everyone pulling together...cheering for people and being proud of runners you don't even know. bands at every mile. thousands of spectators lining the course. good times! here are some photos from the event.

matt's cousin robin and i got our tired a's up at the crack of dawn to walk to a race spot about a mile from our house

the kenyan's...they are nuts! fastest time 2:10..UNDER 5 min mile

matt and our friend kyle (green) and kyle's friend dave (red). they were like 5 steps behind the kenyan's ;)

matt and i after the finish

matt and his cousin robin and her husband, bobby. they were awesome to come down from bakersfield and support!!!


AND MATT'S BEST AND FAVORITE SUPPORTER KIM SMITH!!! (NOT PICTURED)

Gracie Kate Barbera!

My cousin Josh and his wife, Tanya had their baby girl (finally!) on May 21st. She is precious! Everyone is doing well and I am so excited to spend time with them and watch little Gracie grow :)

look how cute she is!

my cousin and i with the new edition :)

little peanut! (i love when babies are all wrapped up, too cute!)

congratulations cousins, love you guys!!

holy moly...i am behind in the times!

let's rewind to april 20th...matt and mike's 30th birthday party!

the fab four :)


this speaks for itself...30 is basically over the hill!

we made brownie pyramids...correction, kirstin made them, i helped stack them :)

the boys and their mama

isn't matthew so cute? i just had to add this one.

happy 30 years babe!