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



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.

California Vacation 2010

We have not been to visit our California family in three years so this was a past due, exciting, and jam packed 6 days- September 8-14, 2010.
Wednesday: Our flight there was very nice. Braxton, Asher and I worked on school lessons the entire flight.  Tennyson sat with her daddy and she did so well and took a great nap.  Whe we arrived we checked into our hotel, went to Chuck and Susan's house and go tour snakes settled into Chuck's workshop.  Susan made a delicious spaghetti dinner for all the family.
Thursday: We had a good nice sleep and a freee breakfast at our hotel.  Then Chuck rode around with us and Mark showed the children places where he grew up and had a bad bike jumping accident.  This was neat because Braxton has taken on the pleasure of riding and jumping with his bike. Later that morning we meet up with Linda, and Madison and went to the Steven Birch Aquarium.
Papa picking on Mark

The tall building on the tip of La Jolla was built my Mark's great grandfather.

Asher and Tennyson were enjoying eating their lunch on the curb

After the aqurium we went back to Linda's' house and had fun swimming.

Susan arranged to have family pictures made at the park by Chris & Brenda's house.

Papa with the great-grandchildren

Papa with his daughters Linda & Susan

Linda, Deb & Madison Kawka-Asper

Chuck and Susan Ham

Mark, Jennifer, Braxton, Asher & Tennyson Huntley

Chris, Brenda, Maysie & Alyce Huntley

Madison & Asher

Friday, we had breakfast with Linda and Deb at my favorite restaurant Park House Eatery...I dream of the food prepared from this place...DELICIOUS!!! That afternoon we drove up to Anaheim in 6 lanes of weekend traffic to load in for the NARBC Reptile Show. To see images from the show please see our snake blog: http://sandboamorphs.blogspot.com/

Here is a picture of Mr. Chuckles holding Tennyson before we left for Anaheim.

Nana Susan made this blanket and pillow for Tennyson.

Saturday, Susan took the kids to the park until the rest of the family came up to meet them. Also, thank you Susan for taking the majority of the pictures on this post.

After the Reptile Show we went back to the hotel and found everyone having fun swimming. 

We all got ready and Brenda took us on a great tour of Downtown Disney.  It is a fun, free admission Disney experience.  You have to admit that it would be awesome to live near something as cool as this.

Sunday, Mark and I worked the second day of the Reptile Show and the family visited Disneyland.

Thank all of you who carefully watched our children so we could work the reptile show!

Monday, we got up and drove to see where Mark lived in Pacific Beach when I first visited CA.  We ate at the Firehouse Cafe..the kids loved watching the firetrucks as well as the surfers and strolling along the boardwalk.

Here are three pictures of the kids in the cockpit...the female pilot approached us and asked if she could take them into the cockpit andtake there picture.  They LOVED this Delta experience.

To our California family and friends we love you and anticipate seeing you again!