Barers Of Maple Valley Enjoy LA Weekend

We just returned from a few days in the LA area. We arrived last Thursday around midnight.  Friday morning, we went to Rancho Mirage to visit my Dad and Jean, we all went to McCallum Hall to watch the play Cannoli, Latkes, and Guilt.  We concluded the evening and visit with dinner at Pizza Vino in Palm Desert.  We returned to LA area to pick up Deb's sister and family at the airport. We stayed in Anaheim where we could see Disneyland from our room (third picture from top).
Saturday, we had dinner in lovely Newport Beach, where we watched the sunset (third picture from bottom).
On Sunday, we all went to Universal Studios.  We went on the back lot tour where I shot the staged crashed plane from War Of The Worlds (second from bottom).  We also went on rides like the soon to open Hogwarts Castle from Harry Potter (bottom picture). 
On Monday, we all went to Huntington Beach, a surfing mecca that was popular with teens (4th picture from top) we had lunch.
Monday evening, Deb and I drove to LA and had dinner at Sur, a restaurant made famous on the show "Vanderpump Rules"(second from top). Since it was Grammys night, we look up to see if there were any after parties.  We found that the Sony party was at the nearby Hotel Bel-Air (top picture).  The hotel was very welcoming although we did not actually attend the party, it was fun to people watch and enjoy the atmosphere. 
We had perfect weather during the entire visit.

Maple Valley Barers Return From Desert

We just returned from a nice weekend in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. We spent the first couple of evenings at my father's condo in Rancho Mirage (above) which adjoins the Sunrise Country Club golf course. The last couple nights were spent at our in-law's time- share in Indio where we were able to enjoy a little time at the pool (middle picture). The last picture was taken at the drop off point of the Palm Springs Aerial Tram, where the 4 feet of snow and cooler temperatures contrasted to the 80 degree warmth at the starting point. Although we go to the desert almost every year, it was our first year taking the tram ride, a must do for anyone visiting.

Stolen From Brother Danny's Blog

People continually say that I look like my Father. I put up this picture so you can decide, my Dad incidentally is the one on the left. I flew down to Rancho Mirage, California last weekend to visit my Dad, as his wife flew up here and stayed with my wife at our house. We drove to Los Angeles Saturday to have lunch with brother Danny and his wife Amy. This picture was taken by Danny at the Japanese Restaurant in Westwood. I am wearing my WSU shirt. Go Cougs!