California was wonderful-30 year anniversary

Warning: Very long post ahead:

Dad and I had the most wonderful week celebrating our 30 years together in California with our 4 youngest, Bradley, Alyssa, Tanner & Kaylee, and with Angela & Ryan, Kathleen, Brandon & Cody and with Jerry & Marie, Ryan, Tyler, Stephanie & Rachel, and with Nonna & Pepere, and with Shish & Tessa, and with Tony, Lani, Sean & Caralyn, and with Mary Jean, Bennie & Yala. We missed the rest of you, but are so grateful to all of our family who took the time to celebrate with us.


Driving to California, somewhere in Oregon, I think, at 5:00 am, while everyone else was asleep, Alyssa and I laughed. This is a real sign at a rest area.

First stop was Jerry and Marie's house. Marie cooked and cooked as she usually does. We played Quelf.



Mexican restaurant for lunch.
Giant's game. Angela & Ryan treated us to the most amazing game. Tony, Lani & Sean came. Ryan and Tyler also met us there. Just so we never forget, parking was $30 per car and we had 4 cars! Yikes!


San Francisco Zoo. Pepere, Shish & Tessa, Mary, Bennie & Yala, Marie, Ryan, his girlfriend, Tyler, Stephanie & Rachel met us.


Tessa & Alyssa:
The three Hamel sisters, Shish, Meej and Lisa:



Pepere:

Lt to rt: Shish, Meej holding Bennie, Tessa holding Yala, Pepere:

The windest road in the world, Lombard Street:

Fisherman's Wharf:

The sourdough bread factory:

In and Out Burger:

Nonna & Papere's house. (Nonna wouldn't let me take any pictures of her.)

Bennie loved Alyssa.

Our family, Angela's family and Shish & Tessa at Santa Cruz Boardwalk: Capitola Beach:

Caralyn came home from camp and came to see us:

Another treat from Angela & Ryan. Dinner at Chevy's to celebrate our 30th anniversary and Mom's graduation from college:

One last Quelf game in the hotel our last night together: