Thursday, August 9, 2012

Wine Tasting in Santa Barbara county

We had a blast!  Gainey Vineyard is our first stop every year.  They have great wines and AZ ties.  We got to take a tour and learn a lot about the growing of the grapes and processing, etc. 
Norm is a pro at wine tasting!
Mingling in the vines!
In all, we visiting 7 wineries in a short amount of time.  We also stopped off at a new beach campsite in Carpinteria.  Planning to do some camping next year. 

Summer Vacation

Last Friday we all set out for cooler temps and good times.  We went to the beach almost everyday. 
Jimmy and Norm went fishing on Monday.  They caught a lot of fish.  Norm won the biggest fish contest!  I have about 20 pounds of fish in my freezer to prove it.  I have more beach day pics on the camera.  It's upstairs and I am too lazy to go get it...  Guess my posts will be out of order.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Happy Birthday Uncle Corky!

Last Thursday Aranna made dinner for us and we celebrated Uncle Corky's birthday.   He turns 82 next week. 

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Gotta Love Shutterfly

Photo Book

I created a 5 year anniversary book on Shutterfly.  I need to do one of these a year and not wait 5 years.  Evidently, they have a limit on the amount of pages and I was cut off after 110 pages.  I cannot wait to get my photo book!!!  Click the "Photo Book" link above to preview it.  Warning- it's 110 pages of pics and family.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Modern Technology

Sam is in Bethesda, MD and we got to Facetime with him tonight.  You can see here, Jimmy looking at Sam via the IPAD.  Sam's internet connection was a little slow but it was still cool to see and hear Sam.  It just amazes me to think about how far we have come with regards to technology.  Makes you wonder about what we did before cell phones, internet and social media!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

More San Francisco

We invested in a hop on hop off tour of san fran and got a pretty good deal.  Of course this is the palace of fine arts.
Jimmy got a good shot of the fog over the bridge.
This is a pic taken while in Sausalito.  Very hip, cool, crowded place.  Pretty much everywhere we went, there was a crowd.  Not sure when to go to avoid that.  Any insight?
Sunset Sail of the San Francisco Bay.  1 Word:  BURR!
View of the bridge from the water!
The Rock
View of the Rock from the other side.