Michelle and Samuel visit me in San Francisco.

Visitors are the best, especially when life has been a little crazy and you need a little fun. I got my first taste of company when Michelle and Samuel flew into San Francisco to hang out for a few days before their road trip to Seattle.

While I did all I could to look great for company, San Francisco did not. The fog blanketed the city while they were here, but I think they had fun anyways. Here's a little list of our fun activities:

• Chinatown
• Lil' Taxi
• Boudin
• The Buena Vista Cafe
• Lombard Street

Baby Benjamin, we had a fun time with your parents celebrating!

It's baby season around here, or at least it sure feels like it. Most of our church group, and co-workers, are all having babies! You maybe remember this one from a few months ago. That little guy is here, being cute, and his parents are surviving. We even saw him at church not even a week after he was born. Trooper. . . .

For my birthday, I requested to go to San Francisco to see the sea lions on Pier 39.

Party in the city for my birthday, that's if you call cable cars, Lombard Street and sea lions a party. If so, we can definitely be friends. Thankfully, Cole treated me to a day in the city, even though he doesn't love waiting in lines like a tourist on the weekend. . . .

My bowling Mom had national bowling in Las Vegas, you make the quick flight over to join the family for a weekend of Vegas fun. Sadly, we were missing Cole because he had to work all the way out in Washington, D.C.

My family partied in Vegas for about a week, so these photos are just a small glimpse into the fun. I also have a few mobile uploads over on Facebook. They are on the silly side. . . .

We were all excited to celebrate with Alex and Harmony as they get ready to welcome their little boy into the world in June!

This weekend, we partied with Alex and Harmony during their baby boy shower! Some great planners and guests made for a fun afternoon, even if Cali weather tried to rain on the fun.

The fun included tasty snacks, presents, bib and onesie decorating, baby food tasting, a sock-matching game, trivia and more! I was made the unofficial photographer, and, if you know me, that's what I would prefer to be. I also needed some practice with my camera. That's the first time I have really used it in an action-packed, uneven-lighting scenario. Because I was also practicing, I took a ton of photos. Not all were great, but I ended up with a handful of share-worthy options. I hope you enjoy the photos below and hop on over to the additional photos that I posted on my photography page. . . .