Memories of Local Food in California

Okay, these pictures are a bit dated - they're from May when we gathered in California around my brother shortly before his passing.

But I've been thinking of that lately, and came across a few interesting pics.

Here's a picture my sister Renee took of my brother James and me as we were entering the "best" Hawaiian BBQ in Mission Viejo...



And here's my picture of Renee at the same moment...



We were sampling food as we tried to decide if we were going to cater local food at a celebration of our brother's life...



As I did try out pretty much every local Hawaiian restaurant in the area (even a couple before and after my siblings were there from Hawaii), I can definitively say one thing...



This most certainly was NOT the best Hawaiian BBQ in town.

Oh, and if you ever need to find a good florist nearby, switch on your turn-by-turn GPS and get ready for a really wild ride.

When You're on the Moon

A video of our children by Alyssa. Her singing is also the soundtrack!



She's good, isn't she!

Fall in Door County

Nothing really to say other than I thought this was a great picture of the explosion of colors behind the sign at the entrance to Door County...



Click on the picture to get a larger view.

Welcome to Fall in Door County!

Chasing Leaves Along Lake Michigan

The leaves are turning in Door County, so today we decided to take a walk along Cave Point. Alyssa and Nalani enjoyed the colors...



Everyone likes this area, but none more than our two oldest boys...



Because for David and Bret Jr., it's a place to climb and be dare devils...



The boys climbed the rock...



But Malia was just crushed she had to stay behind with her sister...



Bret Jr. found some purple flowers along the shore of Lake Michigan which he handed up to his sisters...



Here are Nalani and Alyssa from above...



And finally the whole family gathered in front of the explosion of color that is fall in Door County...



Fall has most definitely arrived!

Films by Malia

One of the nice things about our old little sailboat is that it has a modest cabin below deck. It's great because Malia can go below and we don't have to worry about where she is while we're sailing.



Little did I know that she had taken over one of our mobile phones and started making little films.

The pictures are a bit bumpy - she's only 6 after all - but it defintely is Malia's idea of fun!