Train Ride

San Juan Capistrano Station
San Diego Station
ticket to ride...

breakfast on the train in the dining car

our shopping destination

Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia (cherry chocolate ice cream)

Heidi and I have talked about taking this train ride from San Juan Capistrano to San Diego, for a couple of years, and now she was really ready and old enough to have some fun with this. Her favorite part? Eating in the dining car! Her favorite part of visiting San Diego? eating the ice cream cone!!! I could have saved a whole lot of money just taking her out to eat!!! :-)

50th Birthday~Linda

Happy Birthday to me from all of my kids!!! S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E! my children came down from Provo, Utah and up from Dana Point, CA to surprise me with a fun dinner out all together! It was the best gift ever! We all went to a Pirate's Dinner Theater in Buena Park and talked pirate talk!

Birthday concert

Some of you old timers will know who the musicians Loggins and Messina are...the rest of you will have to "google" them! This was a special birthday treat for Ken and I. They performed at the Greek Theater in Hollywood, where the weather was warm and nice and the music as good as we remembered it!

Fun times in Tahoe

Beautiful inlet to Lake Tahoe
Dave, Phil, Kevin and Ken
Phil, Kevin, Jackie, Ken, Linda, Debbie, Dave

so...after feeling still a little overwhelmed with Ken's new calling, we took off for an already scheduled get-away to Lake Tahoe with good friends! The Waddell's have a great home there that accomodated all of us comfortably. We spent the time hiking, eating and enjoying the many "words of wisdom" they had for Ken! It was a nice time to relax and catch our breath from the whirlwind of activities that have taken place in our lives.

Shopping with girls

after a long day of shopping with just me and the grandbabies, we had a nice treat out!

Bishop Boyer

On Sunday Sept 13, 2009 President Ronald White of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ordained Kenneth James Boyer, a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood, and set him apart as the Bishop of the Claremont 3rd Young Single Adult ward ! Joel McIntyre is 1st counselor, with David Cable as 2nd counselor. This is the beginning of the adventure with the young men and women (ages 18-30) for the next 3 years!

Sonoma

yummy! some of the best Portuguese cheese around! Wish we'd bought more of it...

Ken and one of his favorite comic strips

fields and fields of grapes...

great Italian food in a lively atmosphere.
No sooner had we landed from our Tahitian/Hawaiian anniversary trip, then Ken had to fuflill his obligations as the Optometric Assoc. president to attend a conference in Sonoma, CA. The place is beautiful with all it's vineyards. But the best was finding this quaint cheese "factory", a visit to the Charles M Schultz Museum ,and a nice dinner out to complete the weekend. I love, love, love my inside sources for travel! With it I find off the beaten path sights and restaurants!

Early (like 4AM) the next morning we flew home in order for Ken to receive a special assignment...(see Sept. 13, 2009)

Giovannis Shrimp truck

some really good food can be found on the North Shore!

GOOD EATS

polynesian cultural center

stick game

we sat front and center for the show-we were this close!

The Polynesian Cultural Center is the tour of tours for Hawaii. It really has no competition. We went on their "super ambassadors" tour and got the royal treatment: a private guide, who saved the best seats for all the attractions, and a special dining experience. You haven't been to Hawaii till you go here.

Dole Plantation

JAMESONS BY THE SEA- Haliewa

A delicious day, all the way around!

The north shore

best hamburger on the island KUA 'AINA
famous shave ice MATSUMOTO'S

Laie Temple

BYU Hawaii

not as peaceful as Tahiti, and not much like our beloved Maui...but it had it's places!

Pearl Harbor

tree of life
oil that still leaks from the downed ship
proudly may it wave over these brave men...

may this blessing remain firm

This turned out to be a sacred experience for us. There emanates a quiet sacredness for those innocent men who's lives were lost for our country at Pearl Harbor.