we laughed...

on saturday morning we had breakfast with our friends ron and cyndi... it had been a while since we had seen them so it was great to reconnect... and breakfast was good also...


i love that laughing picture of gwen... totally random... so funny...

the rest of the pictures of are ones i tried to take... at arms length since it was just the two of us... by the end of the trip... i was getting pretty good... these are the worst of them... half faces... one of us not being ready etc...




gwen loves the ones that look like im not ready and yet im taking the picture... what can i say...? she says that takes real talent...

music builds tour... san diego california...

the main reason we went down to california, believe it or not, was a concert in irvine... the music build tour... consisting of jars of clay, robert randolf and the family band, switchfoot and third day...

gwen heard this advertised on our local radio station and wanted to go... when we checked into the tour and cities they were going to be in, we found that they were not coming to the northwest at all... so we started looking for other destination cities... we considered chicago, phoenix, minneapolis, and decided on irvine....

we knew at that point we could go to disneyland, head to san diego, and see the show...

jars of clay opened and did awesome... i remember seeing them many times over the years and it was cool seeing them again... gwen and i matched in our white hoodies...

we also saw one of my all time favorite bands... switchfoot... local boys from san diego... they were as good as always... we have seen them quite a few times and they just keep getting better... i think they were the best show of the night...

and to close the night out was third day... gwen and i have seen them before and they again were solid... they sounded great and played alot from a new album... very cool...

the show was long and worth the trip alone...

we did also have a great time in san diego and disneyland though...

15 years for gwen and i... we started planning our 20 year anniversary trip already...

good to be home...

there are quite a few things about our trip that i am going to post about in the next couple of days... but i just wanted to say that we had a blast, but are happy to be home...

we flew first class... for the first time...

noah and ethan won their game 27-20...cant believe i missed it... : (

its good to be home...

post from starbucks... san diego style...(post #5 from cali)

as gwen and i sit and enjoy our beverages here in san diego at the beach side starbucks... we cant help but smile and think... what a great time we are having...


a couple of shots of us at the beach... and im not sure where the sun is so dont ask...

lunch at in- n- out burgers... very nice...




enjoying a drink in old town san diego... we had a lot of fun shopping and laughing here...



me... taking a siesta...




now... back to irvine for the show... more later...

stuff you just gotta see... (post #4 from cali)

we went to see billy hill and the hillbillies... great show and the ac was pumping... my friend jb says this is his favorite thing in disneyland... i wont quite go that far but... the ac felt really good...



me and goofy... need i say more...

another southern california post... (post #3 from cali)

the day started with a picture with Mickey Mouse... we look good... dont we?



gwen and i also were able to line up as first into the park... we have never been there that early so that was cool experience...

gwen looking good next to mr. potato head...


gwen and i love grizzly river run... very wet and very fun....

it was a wonderful day today... and we are looking forward to another great day tomorrow...

more disney fun...(post #2 from cali)

we are not having any fun at all...



miss you all terribly...

dinner at 11:00... thats awesome...

we are here...(post #1 from cali)

one of the things we are most excited about is that they are decorating disneyland for halloween... neither of us have ever been here for this season....



lots of pumpkins... very cool...



gwen and i on mainstreet... right after we got here...(lovin the orange banners)

we had lunch at the Blue Bayou... never have eaten there before... something about darkly lit, sit down restaurants and four kids have not mixed in the past...



this time it was great... the food was incredible... ill post about that another time...



right after lunch... pirates of the caribbean with no line... this is a great time of year to be here... NO LINES....


finally ... first ride on Splash Mountain for gwen ever... we both got SOAKED...

fair time...

gwen and i got there early enough for krusty pups... mmmm... battered goodness...

next we looked for abby's teachers quilt... it won a blue ribbon...

after walking around a little, it was time for the show...

steven took the stage first... he was great...not our first time seeing him, but i think the best...

after a quick stage change... "W" took over... and he was awesome... his band was great and the new music he played from his upcoming album was real good...

my sister and bro-in-law were 18 rows behind us... "hi hol"...

my buddy brian... landed our 4th row seats... and it was cool seeing him there... thanks again brian...

the BIGGEST treat at the fair was seeing our good friends, and the pastor that married us... gary and louise... from south dakota... they were out visiting some friends and churches in the area and we bumped into them.... didnt even know they were going to be in the state... let alone the fair...

oh yea... we ate scones... lots and lots of scones...