Family Visit

They arrived here on 3 Feb 2011 and just left yesterday on 3 Mar 2011. Oscar was only here for one week at the beginning and at the end. We had alot of fun while they were here. We started out the vacation with a trip to Las Vegas for the weekend. We did alot of walking and picture taking while we were there. We tried to go to as many different casinos as we could. I think one weekend is never enough to do everything we would like to do there.
Then Oscar had to go back to work as did I. We did some shopping and site seeing after I got of work almost everyday. The pictures can say more than words. We went to the pier down at Imperial Beach and saw alot of people fishing. The girls wanted to go fishing after we saw that but we did not go.
Then it was time for party, party, party. We went to parties on the weekends and made some new friends. It was fun to be around so many great people. Then it was time to get ready for my retirement and Angel's Baptismal. Her baptism was so nice. The ceremony was beautiful. Then it was time for the after party. Which was a great success also. I am thankful for the friends and family that made the whole thing so very special for us. The next day we had a simple retirement for me and then it was off to wine tasting in  Temecula Valley. We tried so many good wines and even bought a few. We had a great lunch at one of the wineries. Then it was off to Snow Drift Tubing park. That was the first time that Oscar and his family had done something like that. It was a long drive but well worth it. The last day they were here we went to a friends house for a going away party for them. We were sad to see them go but got to work to pay for the vacation.

                                           Wine Tasting

                                          John's Retirement

                                          Snow Drifting