Paul&Alison tie the knot

After Carey left, Pete and many other Johnson's flew in for Paul's wedding in the Manhattan temple.

We had a blast at the reception watching the happy newlyweds and shakin' it on the dance floor of the Central Park boat house.



Pete and Syd are on the left-she loved dancing! Pete with his mom and three of the five brothers

This is Sydney pooped out after too much partying

Little Girls and the Big Apple

Sydney and I met up in NYC with one of my best friends, Carey and her daughter, Clayre who is the same age as Syd. We painted the town red.
We stayed in a swanky hotel and had dinner at Isabellas




We went on walks in Central park

and went the zoo



We had so much fun, it was hard to say goodbye when they had to leave. Thanks for meeting up with us Payne girls!

Daddy's girl

I love seeing these two buddies together. Sydney adores her father and loves every moment they spend together. It's so fun watching Pete be a dad.

Family Fun

We spent the first part of July in Utah visiting family. We started out at Lake Powell with the Johnsons and Sydney loved all the attention from her cousins. We spent a lot of time on the ski boats, hunting for lizards, having marshmellow fights and just relaxing.



Then we got to spend some time with the Prina's. Here are a few shots of Syd with one of her best buds, cousin Emily.

Lazy Saturday

We have been so busy lately, so when we found ourselves with an open Saturday we decided to take it slow. We started at the tide pools in Half Moon Bay with star fish and sea anemone. I love how nervous Syd looks with the star fish!



Then we drove up past the city to the Italian street painting fair in San Rafael. We saw some really impressive artists and hung out downtown.


We ended the day at Greyhound beach with beautiful views.

She's walking!

Sydney took her first steps in May when we were in Utah, but we haven't been able to capture any of her waddling on film. She makes it clear she doesn't perform and promptly sits down or just stops the second we bring out the camera-until now...

The Big One

Sydney had her first birthday June 3rd. Where does the time go?
We had a little party with our big girl and some buddies.

Matt with Shaan

Jared with little Chloe

Lina and Will

Syd loving all the attention

Not sure what to do with the cupcake at first,

but then she remembered-thanks auntie Val!