Yard Work

 You can see what a difference it made to wash up the front of the gutters!

The branches were hanging over the roof quite a bit.

Ah, that's much better!

What a lovely afternoon!

Zoo: Festival of Lights 2

 

One of Ledger's favorites: the octopus!

A couple of goofy looking critters!

Diana's favorite- the butterfly!

Oh no- watch out for the scary spider!

As promised, here is what the walkway of paper lanterns looked like after dark!

Zoo: Festival of Lights 1

 There were a bunch of different characters set up at the start of the Zoo, each had a handful of specific birth years listed on them, so we looked around and saw what animal represented each of us.

Diana, of course, loved the beautiful peacock!

Ledger, poking around at the decorations...

The walkway of paper lanterns looked pretty cool in daylight, but downright amazing at night!

Lots of really cool sea life lights along the way!

As you can see, it got even more impressive as it got darker out!

To the Lake

 The lake looks just about nice enough to swim in- which Ledger and Tav did...

Wiggins liked going out on the deck and checking out the scenery.

The boys wanted nothing more than to build a blanket fort in the living room!

Playing a fun new magnet game with auntie Barbara!

Everyone digging in to the delicious dinner!

Everyone gathers around the cake waiting for the man of honor to come in so we can start singing!

The boys didn't exactly get enough sleep since they stayed up so late, so they slept far into the morning!

Right after he promised 'I'm not tired at all!', Tavish fell fast asleep in the chair...

Dad Visits

Ledger showing off his latest drawings to Grandpa Allen. I'm not sure if dad was more impressed with the art or the iPad technology!

Diana making sure that Ledger keeps it to a minimum. Ledge could show off his work for hours if allowed!

Ledger made a silly face with chips and silverware at the Mexican restaurant!

Random Ledge 114

 Showing off his latest animations to his grandpa, who was quite impressed!

Ledger's man bun.

A special treat- going out for breakfast before school!

drawing on his tablet and hanging out with his dog.

I somehow convinced Ledge to go see a grown up movie!

A funny shirt with one of his favorite phrases!

Sharing some love with Grandpa at the buffet.

A special package for the boy!

50th Anniversary

 Tim showing Chad something on his phone.

The gang chowing down the great food!

Big smiles from the happy family!

Patiently waiting for his food!

The delicious spread!

Looking through some of the old photo albums, including their wedding album!

The two third generation Brink boys!

Hangout and Brewery

 Excitedly waiting for our food!

Chillin' out with the boys!

Downtown Hollywood

 Taking a little ride down the escalators after we ate.

The world famous Mann's Chinese Theater getting set up with a red carpet for the world premier of Monkey Man.

Way out in the hills, we could see the Hollywood sign!

Ledge was really pumped (kinda?) to see Chris Pratt's star on the Walk of Fame!

The El Capitan theater, right across the street from the Chinese Theater!

The Mann's Chinese Theater is just a couple doors down from the Dolby Theater, where the Oscars are always held!

Now that's a star!