Grandson Carin is Six

On Sunday, March 16th, we took Melissa, Keith, Kellen, Lain, and Cairn to the "Living Desert" in Palm Desert for Cairn's sixth birthday.  The festivities, besides seeing the animals at the park, were to have camel rides, and do bungy jumping.  We finished the day with a dinner of tacos and cake. 

Below are pictures of the festivities:

Melissa & Cairn on a Camel Ride

Lain Bungy Jumping

 Kellen Bungy Jumping

 Cairn Bungy Jumping

 Cairn in the Air

 Keith, Kellen & Lain on a Camel Ride

 Georgia on the "Merry-Go-Round"

Cairn and his Birthday Cake

Skiing in Park City, Utah

On February 20th we drove to Utah to visit with Hugh's nephew, Seth, and his fianceé, Katie Johnson, in Ogden. After a lovely two day visit, we drove on to The Canyons Resort in Park City to join Hugh's brother, David, sister-in-law, Debbie, Debbie's brother, Bob, and Dave and Debbie's son David for a week of skiing and dining in Park City.  We skied two days at the Canyons, and one day each at Alta and Deer Valley.  Most of the days were clear and sunny with nice snow.  Below are some pictures of our stay:

Hugh, Seth & Katie at the Ranch House on Antelope Island

 Georgia and Debbie Resting at the Canyons

Bob, Debbie, Dave, Georgia, and Hugh at the Canyons

Hugh on Top of Sugarloaf at Alta

Georgia & Debbie Shopping in Park City

Dinner at the River Horse Restaurant (L to R) Debbie, Dave, Georgia, David, Hugh, & Bob)

Disneyland

After leaving the "Road to California Quilt Show" on January 26th, we took Melissa, Keith, and grandsons, Kellen, Cairn, and Lain, to Disneyland.  We arrived for dinner, where each of the boys got balloons treats.  The next day we spent the first half of the day at "The California Adventure Park" and the remaining of the day at the "Disneyland Park".  We started the day, taking Melissa, Cairn, and Lain to the Storybook Cafe to meet some of the Disney characters before going to the parks.  Below are some pictures of dinner on the 26th, Cairn and Lain at the Storybook Cafe breakfast on the 27th, and Lain watching the parade at the end of the day on the 27th.

Lain at Dinner with his Mickey Mouse Balloon

Cairn at Dinner with his Balloon Lasso

Kellen at Dinner with a Balloon Hockey Helmet 

Lain with a Chipmunk

Cairn and Lain

Cairn with a Skunk

Lain at the Closing Parade

Lain

Lain & Melissa

Road to California Quilt Show

On January 21st we traveled to Ontario, California for the "Road to California Quilt Show".  It is held in the Ontario Convention Center and is the largest quilt show in California.  Georgia, being quite a quilter, attended last year and wanted to attend it this year.  Besides showing quilts and the latest in quilting materials and machines, there are lessons on every type of quilting.  Georgia enjoyed some classes and the show.  Below are some pictures of Georgia at the show and some of the quilts on display.  They are truly works of art.

Georgia at the Entrance to the Quilt Show

Slaying the Dragon

 European Street Scene

Honoring a Fallen Comrade

Feeding Her Baby

 Fishing Flies

Garden

USNA Class of 1963 50th Reunion

On October 23, Georgia & I flew to Annapolis for my 50th college class reunion.  The weekend was filled with a dinner at Bill & Jennifer Earner's home, a gathering of some of the members of the undefeated 1960 plebe crew (We placed 4th in the 1960 Olympic trials and were only beaten that year by our own varsity, who represented the US in Rome; California, the IRA champions; and a good Syracuse alumni boat), a company dinner at the Earner's home, a Friday Brigade parade, a class banquet, the Navy-Pitt football game (Navy won with a field goal with one second left), and a company Sunday brunch, also at the Earner's home. We returned home on Monday after a fabulous week. 

Here are some of the weekend's pictures:

 

First Class Year Roommates

 (I am on the left.  Admiral Bill Earner is in the center. and Walt Ruland is on the right.)

 Five Members of the 1960 Undefeated Plebe Crew

 

 Members of the 8th Company

 Georgia & Hugh at the "Class of 1963" shell

 

Pipes and Drums at the Friday Parade

"Brigade March On" at the Pitt-Navy Football Game

  Members of the 8th Company, who were nuclear qualified submarine officers.

Restaurant Le Jules Verne, Second Level of the Eiffel Tower

We celebrated our visit to Paris with lunch at the Le Jules Verne, a restaurant on the second level(40 stories up) in the Eiffel Tower.  The restaurant was a one star Michelin restaurant and earned its stars.  After lunch we were sad that we had to head for the airport for the trip home.

 

 

 Paris from the Le Jules Verne

Georgia with Our Deserts

 

Georgia's Desert

Hugh's Desert

 

Giverny, France

Today we visited Giverny and Monet's garden.  The gardens were beautiful and I will let the below pictures speak for themselves.