Pizza, Baseball and Fireworks!

So with Maria in town and on Moritz's recommendation, we took a night on the town to Gourmet Pizza where they put just about anything you can think of on their pizzas. We tried two different kinds. The first (seen on the left) had mashed potatoes, country gravy, fried chicken and mozzarella cheese. The second (seen on the right) had cream cheese, pesto, sausage, angel hair pasta, green onions, cashews (we had those taken off) and mozzarella cheese. MMMMMMM Good!
And what goes better with pizza than a good ole baseball game!! So off the Arrowhead Park to see the 66ers (an affiliate of the Dodgers) and the Storm play 9 long innings.
We had great seats behind the backstop (3rd row), but moved in the second inning just off to the side so we could see with out obstruction of the netting. (Do you see me down below in the red shirt with the gray hat?)
Unfortunately, the home team couldn't pull it out and went down swinging 6 to 1. Better luck next time!
And of course the mascot Bernie entertained us much of the time, with his dancing and cheering.
After the game we stayed for the firework show, where Maria caught one of the best parts on video:

Newport Beach, Here We Come!

So Maria decided to come and hang out in sunny...well, overcast...California so we took a quick trip to the beach to start it all off. We drove to Newport (Balboa Pier) and soaked in the clouds and wind...actually it was really nice and overcast although the water was cold at first.

This is Maria getting her feet wet...or trying not too!
And, me too!
Then out came the boogie boards and after the initial shock of the cold water, we were swimming with the dolphins (Literally, we saw dolphins in the water!!) This was Maria's first time and she caught on really quick!
Check out the pretty sailboat!
We even got good enough to go side by side...well, after a while...


So, we just thought we would share our afternoon with you all!! Stay tuned for the baseball game later tonight!