Thursday, January 18, 2018

Summer Kick-off: June California Trip

May 31 @ BWI Airport...about to skip town



My seat buddy




Driving to our hotel after a long (+3 hrs) day of travel

Missing that headrest

We made it. 

My sleeping beauties 

Then next day: Animal park with Grampa


Peter's favorite animal there: the Guinea Pig




more attractions









The day was also... GRADUATION DAY!!!
The lovely graduate herself:

Grampa was kind enough to share one of his very excellent hats for the sunny ceremony.

While Tom got to attend, the kids did this in the hotel room:

This one didn't make it to the bed. We play hard, sleep hard.

But we were fresh again for the after party

Next day: Visit to Riverside, CA, to see Ms. Mary Jane, hosting Ma and Bruce

At long last! Reading time with Grandma



The flowers outside Laguna Hills Lodge, our CA home

That afternoon: To the park and nature trail with Grampa


  


Grampa still getting used to independent climbers

Night. When everyone's so quiet and sweet. Last one to bed gets to take the pic. 


Cloudy day at Laguna Beach

But you can still get sunburn on a cloudy day...





special ketchup

Somehow, this shop didn't turn out as badly as I expected...


 Back at the Rockrose local playground

Next (and last) day, at Rockrose: Family lunch and b'day celebrations. And lots of legos. 


Lunch with all the folks




Watching Steve's video footage of our wedding reception, I think 

Cake and presents for Bri and Jon


Some final family pics

Goodbyes are always sad for me--we don't see these folks nearly enough!


Glad I get to take these ones home with me, though


The next morning. One long last sniff of the flowers

Goodbye gardens. 'Till next time. 

Airport. Chowing down on Bri's green pandan leaf waffles. Best travel food ever. 


Can't say the whole flight back went this way, but still :)

Arrived.  Hitting darkened Baltimore on CA time. 

And that was that.  


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