Christmas in California

Boy, do we miss California!  We spent Christmas in Northern California with Amy's parents.  To help us keep up our blogging practice, we were gifted a digital camera.  This explains why we don't have any pictures of our Christmas visit to SF.

 

Mom and Dad saw us off at the airport with a big lunch of yummy Christmas leftovers as we make our way to Southern California for the New Year. We made a vow: no more carbon monoxide overexposure next year, okay?

A jolly Christmastime "feel" by the TSA.  We are thrilled to learn that backscatter x-rays will soon be de-installed at the airport!

Mom pages us at Ontario and we are picked up at baggage claim.  She soon whisks us off to our favorite market Gerard's for delicious molasses cookies and snacks.  Then we tour the neighborhood lights, which are just as enthusiastic as the year before.

We're meeting friends in Redlands and San Bernardino the next day.

Coveting the green trees while the ones back in WV are bare.

The annual Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn.

The next day, having stocked up on our Trader Joe's necessities, its farewell to Mom as we head west to the Valley.

But not before ogling our favorite homes.

At last! Amy's favorite tiki house on Grand Ave is for sale.

Gnome houses!