Huntington Beach Pier...

 Duke Kahanamoku...

Main Street at Pacific Coast Highway...

Great Info...

Spent the afternoon scouting new firehouse's that I may want to work at, found the one in Seal Beach to be a pretty nice place, hopefully I can get that coveted spot...nice community, low call volume and the neighbors like you!

Found this statue of the Duke, not John Wayne, the original Duke...

It's nice to know that even though the statue is here, he actually is known to have put his board in to Redondo Beach the first time he demonstrated "surfing" to the California community. 

I love Redondo Beach...Sunday picnic's with the entire family...eating at the pier, shrimp plates, corn-on-the-cob, jumping off the pier...how did we survive?

My new assistant...

 

 Aubrey adjusting the light stand...

 Here she has just figured out....righty tighty, lefty loosy... 

hand me the flash, she said as she moved the bracket around...

First photo taken by Aubrey with my iPhone...

I spent the afternoon with Aubrey at the park and it was HOT!

We headed over to downtown Anaheim for some photos. I had to bribe Aubrey with the promise of a Dove bar, otherwise she will not look at the camera, or only wants to make many scary faces? As luck would have it, I forgot to put the battery in the camera..we ended up playing with the equipment and lights, then I remembered I had the iPhone.

I gave Aubrey  a quick lesson and this is here first shot of me...Pretty good I'd say...leading lines and the depth of field...

most importantly...we had FUN!!!

Chinatown on Labor Day

Went to Chinatown with my Mom...She loves to eat at the green pagoda...Fat Louie's I think it's called...You have to walk up to the second floor, lots of pictures of actors and politicians on the walls.

We had a good time and after dinner we walked thru the stalls of vendors selling trinkets and stuff...Just like the Tiendita from Watts, lots of goodies for the kids...

The store behind my Mom is where they have been making almond cookies since the 1900, fresh and tasty.  We love them almond cookies...

Summer at the beach...

 

Riding the ferry across the channel...

We're on the beach...

Sand tastes salty...

Rolling in the sand...

This is FUN!!

 

Meet me at Ruby's...

Made a new friend...Where's my fries?

Rainbow!!!!

Had a fun time with Aubrey at Balboa Fun Zone and the beach, pier...We walked thru the fun zone, then jumped on the ferris wheel, rode the ferry to Balboa Island then back. 

Ran into the surf and water, rolled in the sand then we went to Ruby's for a small hot-fudge sundae. 

Niki's Birthday celebration @ Felix....

 Niki after celebrating her birthday...

 Niki, Erika and Aubrey...

 Aubrey and Eri....

 Dancing-machine Aubrey on the sidewalk...

 Niki and Aubrey...

 Nice family portrait @ the Circle in Orange...

Hanging like a monkey...

 

 

 

We celebrated Niki's 32nd birthday at Felix's in the Circle of Orange.  Aubrey got to blow out the candle and she loves that, it's her job now!.

My birthday celebration!!!!

 Aubrey and me...

 I celebrated my 59th birthday with My Mom, Niki, Joe, Aubrey, Erika, Lupe and Jesse at the Elephant Bar in Downey...I had lots of great pictures that I took with my new camera...BUT...I deleted them by mistake!!!  

So much for using a new camera on such an important day...We had lots of fun and Aubrey blew the candle out after making a birthday wish...

Niki got this one with her camera...



 

Dancing machine Aubrey...

Dancing her heart away...

Aubrey dancing down the aisle with her cousin in tow. This was at her GranMa Nena's birthday party!!! Party on girl!!

Mi Suegra Cumple 90 Años...

 Mi Suegra...La señora Pla de Maywood...

 GranMa Tere and GranMa Nena...

 Meeeeeeeeeee!!!!

 Cirque du Soleil performers...Smiley and Spooky...

My suegra had her 90th birthday today!!!

The family had her birthday party celebration last Saturday at the El Ranchito in Santa Ana and it was attended by lost of folks. Cousins, brothers, sisters, sons daughters and even a couple of neighbors that fit in the rear seat of the  station wagons...

What am I doing????

 That's me...5 stories up, over Irvine...

Having a fun time in 105* weather...No sea breeze!

Had our annual rope training and jumping off the side of a building certification. 

These guys love this stuff!  What happened to drinking coffee and playing checkers?

I sure miss Santa Ana Fire!!

The Girls...

Erika, Niki and Aubrey...

Erika, Aubrey and Niki...

Niki and Aubrey...

GranMa Tere, Niki and Aubrey...

Erika and GranMa Tere...