Pride in Motion Takes the Field
To see some professional pics, go to the web site below and check out the various aspects of the band.
Playing Bass Drum in the Stands
Greg is the Drummer in Front
Next: Concert Band Season
Friday, November 13, 2009
Greg's Freshman Year in Band
Greg had a great marching band season! Here are a few pics of the band through out the season.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!
The first day of school for a really big year! Elise begins her senior year while Greg begins his freshman year!
Fun September Weekend!
Over Labor Day Weekend, we had a belated birthday celebration for my niece Ashley - a brand new teenager! We started the celebration by crowning her as Queen for a Day!
After a brief celebration, we all loaded up in the van for a big adventure in Charlotte! Elise and her cousin Maghan attended the Taylor Swift concert!
While the older girls were occupied with the concert, the rest of us enjoyed the sigts and sounds of Charlotte. We had a short wait for our table at Rock Bottom, so we passed the time with a few pics: Sabrienna and Ashely
After dinner, we walked through Charlotte and enjoyed a live performance by a local band. Greg and Ashely catch a cool breeze!
While waiting outside the concert hall, a Monster truck arrived with lots of Monster drinks to share! This seemed to be the perfect ending for Ashley's big night out!
We exhausted ourselves and retreated to the van to wait for Elise and Maghan after the show. Here they come, much more energized than the rest of us!
After a brief celebration, we all loaded up in the van for a big adventure in Charlotte! Elise and her cousin Maghan attended the Taylor Swift concert!
While the older girls were occupied with the concert, the rest of us enjoyed the sigts and sounds of Charlotte. We had a short wait for our table at Rock Bottom, so we passed the time with a few pics: Sabrienna and Ashely
After dinner, we walked through Charlotte and enjoyed a live performance by a local band. Greg and Ashely catch a cool breeze!
While waiting outside the concert hall, a Monster truck arrived with lots of Monster drinks to share! This seemed to be the perfect ending for Ashley's big night out!
We exhausted ourselves and retreated to the van to wait for Elise and Maghan after the show. Here they come, much more energized than the rest of us!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Balboa Park - San Diego, CA
We arrived in San Diego on a Monday afternoon, found our hotel, enjoyed a great lunch at the Corvette Cafe and started our big tour of San Diego! Our first stop, which became a frequent stop, was Balboa Park located in downtown San Diego. After looking around a bit, we settled in for a performance at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion which houses the Spreckels Organ. Every week there are free, open air concerts for the public. On this night, we enjoyed a concert by Hector Olivera of Argentina. If you enlarge the picture, you can see him on stage playing the organ. http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/detail.php?OrgID=75
Elise at the pavilion
The architecture through out Balboa Park is stunning! Lots of weddings are held here.
Beautiful Landscaping Everywhere!
Steve and Greg taking a break by the Lily Pond - Wait until you see this!!
The Lily Pond!
Then there was the Japanese Garden.
Complete with Bonsai!
As you walk through the park visiting the various museums - 13 in all - you are constantly surrounded by a beautiful landscape.
Elise at the pavilion
The architecture through out Balboa Park is stunning! Lots of weddings are held here.
Beautiful Landscaping Everywhere!
Steve and Greg taking a break by the Lily Pond - Wait until you see this!!
The Lily Pond!
Then there was the Japanese Garden.
Complete with Bonsai!
As you walk through the park visiting the various museums - 13 in all - you are constantly surrounded by a beautiful landscape.
Cabrillo National Monument
This monument is located at Point Loma which has some great views of the bay, the Naval Air Station on Coronado and downtown San Diego. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo is credited as being the first European to view and land on the west coast of the future United States on September 28, 1542 (Frommer's).
This is the Old Point Loma Lighthouse (1855 - 1891). Beyond the lighthouse is a U.S. Coast Guard Station. We got to see a few surfers around this area.
Taking in the View from Above!
This is the Old Point Loma Lighthouse (1855 - 1891). Beyond the lighthouse is a U.S. Coast Guard Station. We got to see a few surfers around this area.
Taking in the View from Above!
Coronado
One evening after dinner we took off for Coronado which can be accessed by ferry across the bay or by the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. We chose the bridge which is very long and high. This picture really does not capture the immensity of the bridge, but hopefully you can get an idea of the fun in driving across the bay.
Coronado has many beautiful beach and residental areas. Additionally, Coronado is home to a U.S. Naval Air Station. This picture shows one of the small public beach areas crowded with people awaiting a fireworks show!
Standing on that same beach, you can look across the bay for a great view of the San Diego skyline.
We finished our tour of Coronado with an ice cream treat and guess who we met at the ice cream shop?!
ELVIS!!
Coronado has many beautiful beach and residental areas. Additionally, Coronado is home to a U.S. Naval Air Station. This picture shows one of the small public beach areas crowded with people awaiting a fireworks show!
Standing on that same beach, you can look across the bay for a great view of the San Diego skyline.
We finished our tour of Coronado with an ice cream treat and guess who we met at the ice cream shop?!
ELVIS!!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Extreme California Thursday
On Thursday morning we set out for an ambitious day of touring. We started out from Point Loma with a cool mid 60's temperature and travelled inland. Our first stop was a quick cruise through Temecula. This area boasts some great vineyards, but with limited time we settled for a ride through the Old Town area which had a real cowboy feel and the temperature was rising!
Pretty soon we found ourselves in the desert where the landscape changes dramatically. Green vegetation is only visible where there has been a great effort in cultivation! Green really stands out in the desert!
Our ultimate desert destination is the famous, sunny and warm Palm Springs! In particular, the Palm Springs Tramway which was built in 1963.
We started out an an elevation of 2,643 feet. As we ascended up to Mount San Jacinto State Park, the temperature descended.
Going Up! When we reached the Mountain Station, we were at an elevation of 8,516 feet and the temperature was a pleasant 67 degrees. The ride took about 10 minutes - straight up!
The Valley Below - straight down!
Once we were on the mountain top, there was a bit of hiking to do. The trees were huge! This is me, walking below one of the trees.
Along the trail, there was some rock climbing to do!
I prefer to look up at the rocks from the ground!
Yep, that's Boy Wonder!
Elise is on top of the world!
Once we got back down to the toasty desert, we quickly headed back to the coast, popping in at Laguna Beach for a stroll and dinner on the shore.
We ended the day with our return to Point Loma for a well deserved snooze at Homewood Suites.
Pretty soon we found ourselves in the desert where the landscape changes dramatically. Green vegetation is only visible where there has been a great effort in cultivation! Green really stands out in the desert!
Our ultimate desert destination is the famous, sunny and warm Palm Springs! In particular, the Palm Springs Tramway which was built in 1963.
We started out an an elevation of 2,643 feet. As we ascended up to Mount San Jacinto State Park, the temperature descended.
Going Up! When we reached the Mountain Station, we were at an elevation of 8,516 feet and the temperature was a pleasant 67 degrees. The ride took about 10 minutes - straight up!
The Valley Below - straight down!
Once we were on the mountain top, there was a bit of hiking to do. The trees were huge! This is me, walking below one of the trees.
Along the trail, there was some rock climbing to do!
I prefer to look up at the rocks from the ground!
Yep, that's Boy Wonder!
Elise is on top of the world!
Once we got back down to the toasty desert, we quickly headed back to the coast, popping in at Laguna Beach for a stroll and dinner on the shore.
We ended the day with our return to Point Loma for a well deserved snooze at Homewood Suites.
A Day in La Jolla
After Extreme Thursday, we were ready for some sightseeing closer to our Point Loma Hotel (Homewood Suites). So, off we went to explore La Jolla. According to our guide book - Frommer's,La Jolla is best described as the Riviera of Southern California. I guess we will need a trip to the French Riviera to verify this!?! Wouldn't that be fun! In the meantime, La Jolla really is a beautiful place. Our first stop here was to the shore to visit the harbor seals at the "Children's Pool."
This little excursion left us ready for a mid-morning treat so we hit Main Street and found a great place called The Living Room which offered up some great pastries and smoothies! Elise and Steve look very refreshed, don't you think?
La Jolla has some great looking shops and art galleries. Elise and I attemped a bit of shopping while Steve and Greg . . . . . anyway, no pics from the shopping experience. Our shopping did yield a great recommendation for lunch which pleased everyone! We had a great lunch at Trattoria Acqua which was right on the water!
Steve was very happy after that great lunch and we were ready to move on to our next stop - Torrey Pines.
Torrey Pines is, as all things in San Diego, beautiful! We did a driving tour here and caught a glimpse of the University of CA-San Diego as well as the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Our one stop in this area gave us an upclose look at hang gliding on the Torrey Pines coast.
This little excursion left us ready for a mid-morning treat so we hit Main Street and found a great place called The Living Room which offered up some great pastries and smoothies! Elise and Steve look very refreshed, don't you think?
La Jolla has some great looking shops and art galleries. Elise and I attemped a bit of shopping while Steve and Greg . . . . . anyway, no pics from the shopping experience. Our shopping did yield a great recommendation for lunch which pleased everyone! We had a great lunch at Trattoria Acqua which was right on the water!
Steve was very happy after that great lunch and we were ready to move on to our next stop - Torrey Pines.
Torrey Pines is, as all things in San Diego, beautiful! We did a driving tour here and caught a glimpse of the University of CA-San Diego as well as the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Our one stop in this area gave us an upclose look at hang gliding on the Torrey Pines coast.
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