Sea World - 2008

Day after Thanksgiving, Gary and I headed off to Sea World ... what a wonderful day we had. This was Garys' first trip to Sea World in more than 20 years ... first stop ... the Seymour and Clyde Show then off to see Shamu ... we had a full day ... enjoyed a trip up the Sky Tower to get an amazing view of the city and then a quick ride on the sky buckets for a little private cuddle time! What a wonderful day!

Thanksgiving 2008

What a wonderful day! My cousin, Tommy Hayes, his wife, May and their beautiful children, James and Katie came from Fremont to join us for a few days ... also my good friends, John & Joe ... and gorgeous daughter, Leilani and her family, Hermann and their son, Franco were also there! Franco enjoyed his first turkey leg. We dined on delicious food ... much to the thanks of May who is a great cook and I couldn't have pulled off the dinner without her! My "Gary" joined us for dessert ... May's delicious homemade Heath Bar cheesecake! Yummmy! Our day was truly blessed and we hope your Thanksgiving was too!

My Little Franco

This is my little FRANCO ... 2 weeks til he's 1 years old!

Debi's Visit

Debbie and I have been friends since we were 10 years old ... wow ... 20 years now! HA HA ... don't we both wish! She was on her way to Cabo to her condo and came by for a nice long weekend visit ... and she finally got to meet my little grandson, Franco and we had a wonderful visit with Leilani and Hermann as well. Friendship's are true gifts ! Here's to another 20 years or more! Enjoy Cabo Debi.

GARY and Me

It's been nearly 5 months now ... and each day just gets better and better! God is great!

FIRST Visit with Great Grandma

This summer, August, I went to Fallon, NV to care for mom after her shoulder replacement surgery. She knew I was coming, but she didn't know I was bringing her great-grandson, Franco and Leilani. Mom couldn't spend too much time holding him, because of her recent surgery, but to see the two of them together was precious and a memory forever! Mom sang songs to Franco in Hawaiian ... and played with him! Babies bring out the child in all of us! God Bless moms, grandmas, daughter and grandchildren!

Halloween 2008 - Disney Style

Saturday, November 1st Gary and I drove up to Anaheim to spend the day with Gary's son, Darrin and his best friend, Mark ... Gary's unofficial other son! What wonderful men ... just hoping that we'll get another chance to hang out. But the time we spent together was a good start. Darrin and Mark treated Gary & I to admission to both parks ... and also to lunch at Blue Biyou restaurant at Pirates of the Carribean and dessert later on ... California Disney was all decked out as Candy Corn Acres ... my favorite candy! And Disneyland was all still decorated as Halloween! The Fireworks were amazing ... and watching them with Gary made it all that more special..... I look forward to our next adventure!