Dave went out of town on business last week and sometimes I let Hannity sleep with me to keep me company. One morning she woke me up really early but I had to snap this picture and send it to Dave so he knew what he was missing while he was gone. 

Avila Beach

A couple of weekends ago we went to Avila Beach to celebrate our 2nd anniversary. We met up with our friends Jon & Jen from Bakersfield and had a lot of fun riding our bikes, eating good food and enjoying the nice weather.

One night we went to dinner at a restaurant that was hosting a wedding reception. The DJ announced the "money dance" and Dave and Jon were so excited that they jumped up and got a picture of Dave dancing with the bride! 

Concert in the park

Manhattan Beach has a concert series that runs through the summer on Sunday nights. We have really enjoyed meeting up with friends, bringing some dinner and a bottle of wine and enjoying the beautiful Socal weather. Last night we rode our bikes to Polliwog Park and met up with our friends Tim & Sheri, the Andersons and the Svendsens. We listened to some great reggae music, ate some good food and chased around their two precious little girls.

By the end of the night Tim and Dave were very tired!

Reason #300 that we love living in Redondo Beach: 

There is always something fun (and usually free!) that we can go to with friends!

The Crawfish Festival

This past Saturday we joined the Blankenships at the annual Long Beach Crawfish Festival! Angela is from Louisiana, so she found out when and where this festival was and we have been hearing about this awesome delicacy for months now. Once there we were given a heaping plate of crawfish which we had to peel and eat. Here is Dave showing off the little creatures.

Adam was a good sport and helped show us the proper way to eat them.
Angela did the work for me and I ate one, but let's just say that I really enjoyed my jambalaya! Here is the finished product...
We love doing new things, so thanks Adam and Angela for showing us the wonderful world of Louisiana cooking!

New Camera

I got a new camera!!! My parents got us a new digital camera for my birthday/our anniversary. We are super excited to get outside and use it now. These next couple of pictures are from our trip to Modesto last weekend. We got to test out the camera at the birthday celebration for me and for Sarah (we were born three days apart so we always celebrate together).

Here is Dave in the pool with Hannity, pretending that she enjoys the water.

Our family picture in the pool. This is right before Hannity decided to make a swim for it!
Dad doing what he does best at parties...grill up the meat! It was great as always, but I was dissapointed when we got home Sunday night and my mom hadn't packed any leftover meat in our "to go" bags. I guess we'll have to do some grilling at our house soon too.
My sister Sarah, posing in the backyard. I can't wait for her to move down to Socal this month!!
Last but not least, a picture of our niece Ashley. We only get to see her every few months but she is growing up so fast! She was really enjoying the pool on Saturday but she stood still long enough for me to snap this picture. Isn't she sweet?
It was a fun filled weekend, but they always go by too fast. Thanks family for all the fun and food!

Hawaii

We went to Hawaii in June with my family. We spent five days in Oahu and five more in Maui. It was the perfect weather and we had so much fun!

Here we are in front of Matsumoto's Shace Ice. It is the best and completely worth the drive to the North Shore.

Here is the whole family at Pearl Harbor. Most people go and see the Arizona and leave, but not the Hardens! We got the four pack to see the Arizona, the Missouri, the submarine and the maritime museum. It was a long day, but it gave us a very good historical perspective of the beginning of WWII (the bombing of the USS Arizona) to the end (the signing of the treaty on the decks of the USS Missouri). 

This is the surfer statue in downtown Waikiki. This was the last picture we were able to take before our camera broke! I am still trying to get more pictures from the rest of our trip so I will post more later...

Ashland Skateboards

Did I mention that we bought a skateboard company? 

A few months ago Dave and some friends from church bought a skateboard company that makes longboard skateboards called Ashland. You should check it out:

ashlandskateboards.com