San Diego Zoo - Day 2

The zoo was too big to see in one day so we decided to come back instead of going to the safari park.

San Diego Zoo - Day 1

The next stop on our California adventure was the world famous San Diego Zoo. It was so nice we went twice! These are some of our favorites from Day 1.

Summer 2019 - Solana Beach

The summer found us in California, southern California to be specific. Our first stop was to see the Pacific Ocean, which we found on our way to the Pizza Port brewpub. These are a few photos from Solana Beach.

Claire, Graduate

Claire graduated from Harmony School of Excellence this spring, having spent her entire academic career there, from kindergarten to 8th grade.

I used to read to her class every Friday, from kindergarten to third grade. Here are the kids that were in her kindergarten class.

Congratulations, Claire! On to high school...

Mother's Day 2019

Celebrating Mother's Day with our usual crawfish boil. All the mothers in attendance:

The Tran clan:

Cathy's parents:

George Bush Library

Whilst the older child was busy touring America's Finest University (aka Texas A&M), I was free to roam about the place. I soon found myself on the west side of campus at the George Bush Library.

Before going in, I found this statue of the man.

There is also this art piece celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall.

I like horses so I took several pictures.

There were lots of interesting things in the library, but the lighting was not the best for photography. Here is the replica oval office.

In the back of the library is a pond that is very nicely landscaped.

To the left of the picture is the path to the President's grave site. He is buried there with his wife and first child.

Coming back from there is this quote on the rear of the building.

"Let future generations understand the burden and the blessings of freedom. Let them say we stood where duty required us to stand."

Overall, a very nice museum. Interesting artifacts from a full life.

Merry Christmas (again)!

Merry Christmas from the Chestnuts!