On Saturday, October 2, 2021, eight of us went to the Pacific Airshow at Huntington Beach. The viewing area was a long stretch of the beach. All of us went except for Victoria (who had to work).
The Air Force Thunderbirds, Canadian Snowbirds, and Navy Blue Angels all performed along with a number of others. The crowd was estimated at 1.5 million people!
It was sunny and warm (temps in the 80s). A few of us got a bit too much sun.
Postscript. Due to an oil spill just off the coast, the Sunday show was canceled.
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Justin taking a picture of V-22 OspreyJeri and TimJeri and the ThunderbirdsSarah, Joanna, and JeriJeri, Joanna, and Sarah watching the SnowbirdsMaking a HeartJustin, Jeri, Sarah, Joanna, Lizzie, and JosiahLizzie, Andrew, Josiah, Josh, and JeffreyWatching the Airshow on the BeachBlue Angels Crossing InvertedJoannaSarahJeri taking a picture of the Blue Angels
Josiah has enjoyed fixing up Jason’s old BMX bike. He’s learning to do wheelies and some tricks on it. There is a near-by dirt park for BMX bike riders that he really loves going to.
Here is a seven-second video clip from July 24, 2021.
On Sunday evening, July 4th, 2021, Warner Avenue Baptist Church (in Huntington Beach, CA) had a special Fourth of July program. The evening started with a piano trio of “Stars and Stripes Forever” by Lizzie, Christeen, and Hannah.
On Sunday, June 20, 2021, Warner Avenue Baptist Church had a Scriptorium–an event where different individuals and groups of individuals quoted verses from a section of the Bible. This evening it was Matthew chapters 4 through 7.
The Lord’s Prayer is Matthew 6:9-13. Instead of quoting the verses, Victoria, Sarah, and Joanna sang them…quite beautifully. Lizzie played the piano for them.
On Saturday, Ed flew down from the Bay Area. Although his flight was delayed (first due to a bird strike and then to an engine problem), he finally arrived at John Wayne Airport and then our house around midafternoon. Around 4:00 PM, we finally leave from Laguna Beach to go on a hike (El Moro Canyon).
Unbeknownst to Nicole, Ed had already purchased an engagement ring and was planning to propose on the hike at the top of the hill. Also Ed’s brother and his wife had driven down from Sacramento the day before. They planned to hike to the top and hide so that they could be a part of the big event.
The hike is quite strenuous.
On the way to the top, Ed decides on a change of plans. So he stops at a scenic spot, gets on one knee, and proposes. Most of the group (including Ed’s brother and sister-in-law) end up missing the occasion.
Victoria messages the group and we hike back down to meet up from pictures.
We spend a little time taking a lot of pictures.
We got a family picture (though Jason, Hannah, and Evelyn aren’t included).
Back: Justin, Jeffrey, Ed, Nicole, Jeri, Tim, Victoria. Front: Josiah, Sarah, Lizzie, and JoannaTim (Ed’s brother), Ed, Nicole, and Marissa
We then hiked back down.
Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom
Afterwards we drove back to South Coast Plaza for a celebration meal at Claim Jumper’s restaurant.
Hannah, Victoria, Josiah, Jeri, and TimEd, Nicole, Tim, Marissa, Jeffrey, Joanna, and SarahJeri, Tim, Justin, Josiah, Jason, Hannah, and Victoria
Because Nicole’s birthday was the next day, she got a mini-birthday cake. We also got a slice of the classic Motherload Cake to share with all.
Kevin and Darlene Weston and their children drove out from Kansas to visit family and friends. On the night before their drive back, we invited all of the Weston clan along with the Ouatu family to our house for a get-together.
Here are some photos from the evening.
Josiah and the Weston children building with DuplosChristeen, Reuben, and LornaStephen, Bill, Reuben, and RobinJason, Evelyn, and TimVictoria, Jeffrey, Hannah, and SarahThree Weston boys – James, Adam, and LeviJeri and CrisLizzie and ChristeenJosh, Christeen, Lizzie, Victoria, Gabriella, and CrisAround the tableHannah, Jason, Kevin, Stephen, Johnny, Andrew, Josh, and JeffreyChristeen along with two boys shooting Nerf gunsNerf battle in the parking lotDarlene, Robin, and BillWilliam and JosiahLorna and AddyJeri and TimSinging hymnsHannah playing piano for the hymn singPlaying a card game, Dutch BlitzLizzie, Hannah, Jeffrey, Johnny, Christeen, Andrew, and JoshStephen, Bill and KevinHannah and JasonRobin and BillStephen, Lorna, and Reuben
Here is the Kevin Weston family. They have two twin boys, Adam and James. Because we’re not sure who is who in this photo, the caption might be incorrect.
Darlene, Kevin and Adam, Levi, James, Philip, William, Addy
Here is a short (two-minute) video collage of the evening.
Six of us went down to the beach – Jeri, Tim, Justin, Nicole, Victoria, and Lizzie. We (purposely) caught it at low tide. The temperature was in the 70s.
Here’s Lizzie walking along the beach.
Lizzie walking at low tideLizzie, Nicole, Jeri, and Victoria along the beach at low tideLizzie, Jeri, Nicole, Justin, Victoria, and Tim
