A Busy Month of May

We started out the month of May on the 7th by taking a short trip to CA for Barb's family reunion it has been 12 years since she last saw her mom's siblings and her cousins. It was a three day fun filled packed activities.



This is our first evening in CA having dinner with Barb's cousin Patty and husband Rich and Barb's second cousin Amber and her husband Jeff, their two boys and Barb's other cousin Audry's husband Andy and their two children. Kinda of a get to know each other gathering.








On Saturday there was a tour of Hollywood Andy the guy in the picture above that went to dinner on Thursday evening was our tour guide and drove the van. The picture above is down town at Graumans Chinese Restaurant in this large entry to the restaurant individuals are dressed up as movie characters. This is just a few of them.





This picture is taken at the Chinese Restaurant. We all had been looking at all squares on the ground that the movie stars have put their hand prints and signed their names. This is is a large area so there was hundreds of squares.







This is a famous drive in called Tommy's Original Burgers. Many movie stars come here the night of the grammy awards to eat because it is to bring good luck. They drive up in their limo's and someone jumps out and orders and they go on their way. There is no sitting down at this place you order and then stand by a bar like area and eat. We ate lunch here it was cool.







On Saturday eveing May 9th we had a dinner and dance and that is when all the family was together at one place. This picture is all of Barb's cousins that attended. Eight cousins was not present. Four cousins have passed away. I have one Uncle and one Aunt left from my mom's 11 siblings still alive.


On Sunday morning (Mothers Day) we are having breakfast my brother on the right and sister on the left and my sisters children. In the far back in the green shirt is a cousin Steve and his wife next to Jerry and Barb.




Sunday afternoon there was a picnic at cousin Patty's house a horseshoe and cribbage tournament and lots of food and drinks. That wrapped up the family reunion.



On May 17th we celebrated Mothers day at Teresa's house. We had a great time Steve barbecued Tri Tip steak Teresa made twice baked potatoes and Kim fixed Ceasur Salad.
Teresa made home made fundge syrup that we put over angel food cake and strawberries and ice cream on top of that so we all indulged in dessert and then was very very full. It was a great day.

Auntie Teresa is trying to get Noelani her niece to walk to her mom Kim.



Here we are full of dinner and dessert don't we look full.

Here is papa Jerry and Gabby hanging out on the deck waiting for dinner.

Kim had to leave early to take the baby home she was tired so she is absent from this picture.


We wrapped up the month on May 24 we baby sat Noelani for the first time while her mom went to the Super Mall to shop. Papa did just fine intertaining her. Pictures will have to come in the next block posting as it posted the pictures at the top and would not let me move them to the bottom so you will see them later.


That pretty much wraps up a very busy month. The memorial week end we stayed pretty quiet.