summertime fun

i am out of sequence here as it has been about a month since we spent this fun day walking around beautiful san juan capistrano. i am all about capturing the moments, some which we might remember and others we most certainly would forget without the images to remind us. it was a beautiful, sunny, warm summer day. we had no plans laid out but found the little petting zoo just south of the railroad tracks. there are bunnies, guinea pigs, llamas, cows, sheep, goats, and...best of all...ponies!

oh how fun it was for us to watch little aleah with no fear or hesitation as we stepped back and watched her be led about. she was completely at ease, smiling and patting her pony, shadow. she even got to trot a bit! (i did some drastic editing on some of these photos because of the bright daylight overhead, minimal color and deep shadows.)

there was plenty of time to get close and personal with the farm animals.

while daddy was looking at something else, aleah was checking out the gift shop.

she talked us into bringing home her own pony just like shadow! we were able to get away without the hat this time :)

to my sweet daughter...memories of happy trails ever after...

our next stop was to ruby's for a little lunch. there are some pretty red benches in the courtyard.

we saw some cute stores, i loved this rocking horse.

i love this man!

he is so patient with me and my camera.

what a smile! this one warms my heart every day.

this was such a pretty red train, i couldn't resist asking him for one more...or two.

after this, it was time to head home for a nap. may you all have happy dreams!