Thanksgiving in CA, 2011

So glad we had the opportunity to head south to California to spend a week with our daughter in Riverside, our son in Oceanside, and our grandson who is stationed at Miramar in the Marine Corps.

We got to explore Riverside with Cyndi and Jordan; they spent one day at Eric's, too. We had a Thanksgiving feast with the traditional foods plus smoked ham. Noah suggested it, so Herm helped get the supplies and it was cooking early Thursday and enjoyed by all. Aiden had the day off, so he was also able to enjoy the day with us. All in all, it was a very, very enjoyable week for Herm and I. We are looking forward to having Eric and family back for Christmas, too.

San Diego harbor - fun with family

We went to the Asian store in San Diego with Sachiko and the kids. Plus we found a really great used book store.

After that, we went down to the harbor for a short time of exploring. There is a wooden sailing ship that is part of the Maritime Museum, so we added that to our "wish list" for a future visit. We continued along the boardwalk and saw the Midway. There is a tour for that, again for a future visit.

Near the Midway, there is an area with several pieces of art dedicated to the military. We took several opportunities to get some family shots.

I don't know exactly how high this metal sculpture is of the sailor kissing his girl, but you can get an idea from our height.

Austin turns two months

Austin has his fingers around his mouth alot, so we are wondering if he will end up sucking on his thumb or finger. Right now he doesn't have quite enough coordination to hold his finger close to his mouth long enough to suck on it. It's so much fun to have him be to the point where he smiles and responds back to us when we talk to him. These first two pictures show is response to our voices.