I love this city!!!  Not just for the ton of free museums etc but for the general buzz it has.  I landed at 2:30, was on the tube by 3:15 and was in the London Museum (sans entrance fee) by 4:30.  I only wish I had more time because when a museum opens with the…

Truth be told, that is what my trip felt like.  After visiting my friends in the Bay I headed back to Chico via Pleasant Hill (a brilliant family dinner at Michelle, Clark and the kids house – Thanks again for doing that you guys!) and Vacaville. I hung out in Vacaville the next day where…

After a sojourn in Chico, I went back to the Bay Area to catch up with friends.  It was all too brief and I don't have pictures of everyone – silly girl not keeping the camera at the ready.  The only unfortunate thing was I miss them terribly now!  By the way, spot the trend…

Amy and I loaded up the kids and headed down to the Bay for a quick trip to the Steinhart Aquarium.  We spent the night at Rick's mom's house and she decided to come with.  We had a hot pot for dinner and hit the sack for an early morning (read 6:30 wake) the next…

So we headed down to Dad's for a post Christmas present opening party after recovering from the drive home from Phoenix – by the way, if you are ever driving through Pasedena on New Years Eve around 10 pm – DON'T get lost or you will get to see the Rose Bowl parade early and…

A group of us left on New Years Eve – hugs all around and some great photos – sorry for the one of me but I let Anne take a picture of me after I had snapped a surprise one of her (turn about is fair play so had to post both). Anne Me Famliy…

We arrived at the park after a few mishaps with directions (Grandad must have wondered where his organizational skills had gone in the gene pool) for a family picnic at a large park outside of Glendale. Funny moments included trying to organize for a picture, hiding beer from passersby, and heading up to the top…

A small contingent went to the Zoo – Luke, Maki, Rick, Amy, myself and the kids – and had a fun time hanging out staring at animals. Pose For The Camera Ooohh – Can I Have One?

Hummm you must be wondering…..But seriously, this is a super cool place. On Saturday, most of the clan piled in cars and drove the short distance from Glendale to the Rock Art Center.  The Center preserves and educates on the Hedgpeth Hills and petroglyphs generally and serves to assist those researching rock art.  The petroglyphs…

So there was a big Ramey family reunion in Arizona.  My Grandad – who is a whoppin 90 years old – was playing host and I felt I had to be there.  No one but Dar, Paul and Marie from my family new I was going so after a long couple of plane flights (…