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So in Love

Originally posted Thursday July 20, 2006 12:00 PM EDT

"Love is not where you're gonna look for it, that's for sure," says James (with his wife in June). Photo by: Keith Mayhew / LMK / PHOTOlink

She has also bonded with James's kids Chandler, 12, and Jesse Jr., 9, with first wife Karla James, who live within walking distance of James's oceanfront home near Long Beach. Bullock and James are fixtures at the children's sporting events and at Walt's Wharf in nearby Seal Beach, where the family drops by for chicken fingers. (James also has a daughter, Sunny, 2, with ex-wife Janine Lindemulder.)

For his part, James has made himself at home in Austin, where Bullock owns two houses. The couple lie low when they're in town, visiting hangouts like Amy's Ice Creams, where they acted like giddy teens during a visit. "They took pictures inside our photo booth and giggled," says manager Chelsea Reinschmidt. At one point Bullock grabbed some chalk and scrawled on the shop's blackboard. "She wrote, 'Sandy loves Jesse,' but it was with a heart. They were really, really cute."

With a year of wedded bliss under their belt, will their brood grow beyond Bebe? Speaking about motherhood last year to PEOPLE, Bullock said, "If I'm blessed with that, I hope I am the best version of me that I can possibly be." With her biker guy by her side, she seems well on her way. "If they decide to have kids, those kids will have the most fun and hilarious mother anybody could ever wish for," says Lawrence. "But she wasn't going to get married just to do it. She waited until the right person came along."

By Michelle Tauber. Alexis Chiu and Tom Cunneff in Los Angeles, Mary Acoymo in Long Beach and Shermakaye Bass in Austin