Leaving on a jet plane

Our trip to San Diego was bittersweet.  It was certainly different without Papa and we will miss him. However, being with family and friends was a delight.  So for now we are leaving on a jet plane...don't know when we'll be back again...but hopefully it will be sooner than later.
Here is a pic of the kids with the pilot. They had a blast. 

Here are some arial shots from the window of the airplane.

Breakfast before we leave

We had a family breakfast at a place we saw on the Food Network that Chef Robert Irvine had redesigned.  Unfortunately, Braxton who was super excited about it became sick and was unable to enjoy our family time before we left.
'Mr. Chuckles' & Tennyson

Nana & Tennyson

Mark & his mom (Susan Ham)

Maysie & Tennyson (cousins)

'Mr. Chuckles' & Asher

Tennyson & Me

Uncle Chris, Tennyson & Me

Mark, Alyce, Susan

Aunt Linda & Mark

Asher & Maysie

Susan with her grandchildren

Aunt Linda telling Braxton, Asher & Tennyson good-bye



Breakfast at Coronado

Mark suprised me and took me and the children to have breakfast at the Hotel Del Coronado. If you have never done so, I highly recommend it.  Afterwards, we took a stroll on the beach.

Of course, we wore our SandBoaMorph.com gear.  Never miss an opportunity to promote your business!

They had a Dr. Seuss statue collection that was about to be sold into private collections.

This is an image going across the Coronado bridge.

We had planned a fun day with the kids. Originally we were going to let them get inside a large ball and walk/run on water.  However, it was temporarily closed due to a Santa station being set up. So, we let the boys do a hurricane simulator.  Braxton is very interested in learning about weather. We recently took a class with him to be a storm spotter.

Parkhouse Eatery!!!

Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner...Parkhouse Eatery is one of my all time favorite restaurants in San Diego. It is a MUST try!!! 
Aunt Linda & Mark

Tennyson & Me

Brenda & Alyce

'Mr. Chuckles" & Braxton

'Nana' Susan & Asher

'Mr. Chuckles' & Asher

The Family



Fall Festival

Our neice, Maysie, had a Fall Festival at her preschool. It was a lot of fun. The boys enjoyed getting thier faces painted. Mark even attempted being a guest face painter. The first time was not so great but practice did make improvement.

Alyce (our neice) with Uncle Mark and her Daddy Chris.

The boys always enjoy wrestling with Unlce Chris...Maysie is looking in.

Asher accomplished the jr. survivor slide!

Deb's 50th Surprise Birthday Party!

Linda surprised Deb with one of the most amazing things I have ever done.  She had  50 of her family and friends and we went the Aolani catamaran for a night bay cruise. Seeing the city from the water was beautiful in itself but the America's Cup was present practicing, we got to under the Coronado bridge, and under the bow of the Midway Navy Carrier, and see the ship that carried Osama Bin Ladan's body. The food and company were amazing. If you are ever interested check out there website at http://www.aolani.cc/
Here are a few images that my mother-in-law took.

Mark & me

Chris & Brenda

The Huntley wives: Brenda & me

Mark & his Mom (Susan Ham)

Madison and Mark awaiting for Deb to arrive

Chuck and Susan Ham

Deb and her beautiful daughter Madison

Deb & Linda...surprise!

Asper women & Linda

Susan, Mark, me



Below Stephen & me: Stephen Mann was our captain of the evening. Guess what he grew-up in Alabama. Now, he is a professional captain and rigger.  He carries a 500 ton Ocean’s Master with a towing endorsement, which has put him aboard countless sailboats, motor vessels, tugboats and tall ships. He has circumnavigated the Southern Ocean and is available to teach sailing or just be your captain if needed. He was kind enough to let me spin the wheel and assist in sailing in the bay.

Below: Mark & Carrie Pearce~Deb was not the only one surprised that night. I will never forget Mark's face when he saw Carrie walk onto the boat. They were really good friends when he lived in San Diego. It has been 12 years since they saw each other so it was awesome they got to catch-up.