Father's Day

We had such a great Father's Day weekend at the Huichica Festival in Sonoma, CA.  We got to see my band the Fruit Bats, Jonathan Wilson (who brought out Bob Weir) and Blitzen Trapper, among a few others in a small, intimate setting at a working winery.  Laura, thanks for being there with us and we can't wait to do it again next year.  Holden also got his first Dark Star, which then busted into a great Truckin'.

Tuolomne Today

We had a wonderful day today!  Dad got up at 530am and went to Vernal and Nevada Falls from 6 to 730 this morning.  The whole family had a wonderful breakfast of eggs, potatoes and strawberries.  We then drove to Tuolomne and hiked the first 1.5 miles of the Glen Aulin shortcut and hung around a nice river spot.  We then drove down to the Sunset Magazine famous Lee Vining Mobile station for food.  The headed over to the Mono Cone for some ice cream before heading home.  We listened to new Iron and Wine album, Ani Difranco and most of the first set of the 5-17-1977 Grateful Dead concert.  We were back home by 715pm for a relaxing evening.  Ta-Da!

Last Weekend

Last weekend, we had everyone up from soul Cal for Meg and Tom's 10 year marriage anniversary.  Here are a couple of snapshots of Holden and the Gang.

Holde, We're Leavin Oakhurst!

That's what Grandma and Grandpa told us at the end of April.  So in the middle of the moth of May, we went down to help them pack and say goodbye.  Holden says "We love you grandma and grandpa. Miss you in Oakhurst, See you in Vegas, Baby!"

Pastime Club Members

Outakes.  On the drive to Big Sur Thursday, we stopped in downtown Merced for some tacos.  Then back in the car, Holden ate some sweet, little Teensy Fruits and it was a hot day (though air-conditioned in the car).  Right at Gustine, CA- as we turned to drive the 4 blocks through downtown- I looked in the mirror at the moment Holden threw it all back up onto the car seat, and himself.  We made a quick stop.  We cleaned everything up and I took off his clothes on the sidewalk in front of this bar, and let him run for a few minutes and breathe.  He felt good and had some water and we got some sweet pictures of the newest Pastime Club members.  Any age to join; 21 to drink.

San Simeon State Park

After Big Sur we drove down Hwy 1 and camped at San Simeon State Park for 2 nights.  It was  beautiful weather and mother's day weekend.  It was good to camp out and be near the ocean and see some sights.  We lunch in Cambria and old San Simeon.  On Sunday we drove through Paso Robles and had Mother's Day breakfast in the downtown square.  I managed to drive home this time without a speeding ticket.  Enjoy.

Big Sur

A wonderful evening spent in Big Sur at the Henry Miller Library seeing Nikki Bluhm and the Gramblers.  We stayed at the Ripplewood Resort once more, and we have come to like the little cabins.  They also have one of our favorites places for breakfast.  We were able to sit down on the steps of the cabin and get some of my favorite family pictures this time, and some good snapshots of Laura and of Holden.  The bottom two are called: kung-fu and symphony.  Enjoy.