FATHER'S DAY AT IT'S FINEST

FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATING STARTED EARLY THIS YEAR.  FRIDAY WE TRAVELED DOWN TO THE PISMO BEACH AREA TO VISIT WITH STEVE AND DORIAN, STAYING AT THE MADONNA INN, A GIFT THEY GAVE US FOR CHRISTMAS.  IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOTEL,

WITH GORGEOUS SURROUNDINGS,

WONDERFULLY DECORATED ROOMS,

AND NEED I SAY MORE, A VERY ACCOMMODATING TOILET.

OH, AND THE ALMOND CROISSANTS WERE TO DIE FOR!  NOT ONLY WERE THEY DELICIOUS, THEY WERE HUGE!  THIS IS ONLY ABOUT HALF OF ONE.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH STEVE AND DORIAN, GOING TO DINNER AT ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS, AND HANGING OUT BACK AT THEIR HOUSE WITH LOTS OF VISITING, AND LOTS OF WINE.  

 THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WANDERED DOWN THE SAND TO PISMO BEACH FOR BREAKFAST AND, LIKE LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE, TO SEE THE CAR SHOW.  DARYL AND STEVE REMINISCED ABOUT STEVE'S FIRST CAR AS THE LOOKED AT ALL THOSE 56 CHEVROLETS.  THANKS STEVE AND DORIAN FOR A FUN TWO DAYS!

BACK HOME, AND A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP LATER, WE MET UP WITH MORE FAMILY  FOR OUR ANNUAL FATHER'S DAY AT THE RACES.  WITH FATHER'S DAY BEING LATE THIS YEAR, THE HORSES WEREN'T RACING AT GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, SO WE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM AT THE FAIR. 

THE LADIES ARE BUSY CHOOSING THEIR WINNERS,

WHILE THE GUYS HANG OUT UP ABOVE.

BUDDIES GORDAN AND SOPHIA LIKE TO GET UP CLOSE TO SEE THE HORSES.

 IT'S WHO YOU KNOW, NOT WHAT YOU KNOW,

SO CHRISTY (GINA) WAS ABLE TO GET DARYL UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE HORSES.

#9 WAS MY FAVORITE FOR THIS RACE.
ISN'T HE ADORABLE!

SOPHIA IS REALLY INTO 

CHEERING ON HER HORSE AS IT GETS CLOSE TO THE FINISH.

LOOKS LIKE GORDAN AND DANA ARE DOING THEIR SHARE OF CHEERING TOO.

MIKE AND HIS GRANDMA COMPARE NOTES BEFORE PLACING THEIR BET.

GORDAN GOT TO JOIN PAPA AND CHRISTY (GINA) DOWN WITH THE HORSES, BUT HOW THEIR HORSE DID IN THE LAST RACE SEEMS TO HAVE THEIR ATTENTION AT THE MOMENT.  

WHILE PAPA GATHERS HIS WINNINGS, SOPHIA DECIDED PLAYING ON THE BARS WAS FUN.

 SAM DECIDED TO SHOW HIS SKILLS TOO!  

I DON'T THINK GRANDMA DOLORES, ON THE LEFT,

CAN BELIEVE WHAT SHE'S SEEING.

THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME,
GORDAN DECIDED TO JOIN IN THE FUN.

 OK GUYS, I KNOW SLIDING DOWN THE BANNISTER IS FUN,

BUT DO YOU SEE THE POLICEMAN ON THE RIGHT?

SAM DOES!
HE GETS OUT OF THEIR FAST.

GABE HELPS MIKE FIGURE OUT HIS WINNINGS,

WHILE PAPA CASHES IN HIS WINNING TICKETS.

WINNERS ONE AND ALL!
AND THEN- - -

THE ANNUAL
FATHER'S DAY FAMILY PHOTO

OK FERNANDO AND DOLORES,

DO I SEE A CHRISTMAS CARD IN THE MAKING HERE?

I LOVE IT!

WHAT CAN I SAY,
WHAT A WONDERFUL
FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND!