Wing Suit Flying - YES!

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More from the Bay

Here's a couple more photos from our trip to The City. The ever popular Sea Lions and Alcatraz. I'm afraid I've been pretty busy catching up on things at school and Church. This week should be a little better, but probably no more interesting so don't expect too much excitement printed.

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Yuba City Falls

This is a view which probably none of you have ever seen - even if you've stood where I was standing when I took the photo.

This place is nearly always nothing more than a little rapids in the course of the Feather River. The drop you see in this fall is a good four feet or more.

The lack of rain has lowered the level of the river dramatically. I took this when I was out riding my bike in the river bottoms today about f(just before it started to rain).

And that's the Truth!

Mom and I went out to lunch the other day (a rare treat) to the Chinese restaurant Full House. It was a great time - lots of food for a little price. So we're opening the fortune cookies and mine reads:

"An alien of some sort will be appearing to you shortly!"

No fooling, that's what it said. You can't make up stuff like that. Truth is stranger than fiction. Of course, the next day we went to San Francisco, so it really did come true.

A Day at the Bay

Mom and I took the day off Friday and went to San Francisco. It was a beautiful! A bright sunshiny day and about as warm as it ever gets in S.F. We had fun walking around Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf. Our visit to the Ghirardelli Chocolate factory was highlighted by two mugs of "drinkable chocolate" with biscotti. MAN ALIVE! This was NOT cocoa. . . it was literally chocolate melted and made fluid enough to drink.

One of the things we thought looked fun for us (or any of you who might be visiting) to do in the future is a bike tour from Pier 39, across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausilito - then take a ferry back to the pier. The bikes are $8 an hour - if you buy a day pass you even get the ferry ride free.

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We also did a couple of walking tours around the ships docked at the piers. For lunch we had clam chowder in a sourdough bowl. Yummm!

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To wrap it all up we drove over the bay bridge and went to the Oakland Temple for old times sake. It was one of the best trips to a temple we ever done. A beautiful day.

The "coup de gras"

We finally made it to the "Squeeze Inn" (named for the extremely small building it's housed it - room for nothing more than a counter were 10 people can sit and room for the grill - nothing else - imagine that space crammed with 30 people) to sample the fantastic burgers they offer there. I'd heard about this place some time ago - it was well worth the wait. And wait we did. It took twenty minutes just to get in the door. We ordered, and were told it would be at least 35 minutes more. It took all of that time. The photo below shows what the masterpiece looks like - only ours were made with poppy seed roles instead of sesame seed roles. Either way - they were great!

A visit to Fairytale Town... and beyond

Some of my favorite memories from childhood, and from early fatherhood, are playing at Fairytale Town. First with my brothers, then with my children - and now with my grandchildren. Better times have rarely come!

Walking the Crooked Mile;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;In Sherwood Forest
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Happy times in Happy Town;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Ian coming out the Rabbit Hole
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Driving on the tractor;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Riding the horses
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Atop the blue rabbit;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Shooting the cannon
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Cheese head;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Attacking the circular slide
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These are a few of my favorite scenes. . .

Christmastime has come and gone, with all the family too. Here are some photos that remind us of you.

The grand children before;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;And after
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David, Mom, and Kim - our long term visitors;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;David cooks Christmas morning breakfast
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Ian with grandpa's hat (and thumbs in pockets);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Grandma with her teddy bear
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Kayla as Mary;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Lorna sewing
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