So Cal Visit - Spring 2013

Nicholas and I took a spring break to Kali-E-forN-Ia and had a great time visiting with the McCauley's west and seeing the sites. (On board the USS Iowa)

Nic Goes Tubing, First Time in (man made) Snow!

Stone Brewery (It wasn't all about Nic (:  )

Everyday Family Time is as Good as any Outing!

Matt and Red head out to kindergarten!

PV, Cliffs, and Three Kids...[Classified]

Thats a HUGE Starfish in the foreground...

Tubing, Go-Karts & Alpine Sledding at Big Bear, CA

Super Duper Special Thanks to Chris, Laura, Mathew and Gracie for hosting us and making sure we had a WONDERFUL time!!!!

Look for additional pictures and videos to uploaded soon!!

SoCal Cruisin!!!!!!!

A little jaunt south of the border...

We rented a boat...

The Disney Wonder!!

Gracie and Donald by the kiddie pool...
Pirate night!!!

A pre-dinner beverage beverage...

Ohh and sunset in Cabo...

Whats a Mugg teach his son in Mexico???


To drink margaritas at Cabo Wabo!!!!

Matt says land ahoy!!!!
ohhh laaaa Mexico!!!

This boat is movin!!!
20 knots!!!
Dinnertime...


The send off party in cooool LA!!!

Room service with a view...

Big Bill comes to SoCal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big Bill in SoCal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill says "the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Redondo Beach..."
Poppa and the new 7-11 recruit...

Ahhhhhhhhh..........


A MuggBlogg rarety... a Callaghan sighting... Red says $100 bucks to anyone who can post another recent Callaghan pic and $200 for an actual Callaghan Callaghan posting...*



The next generation, Matt and Brenden...

A rest stop at the fair...

Should he fire the general? Naw... I'd keep him...

The fair...

The pool...

Red says "only 82 days til I got to go back to work..."
Stay tuned...

Ahhhhhh.......

* Actual offer of Callaghan pics is in monopoly money...

More Gracie!!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhh...........

****Go to Florida for Christmas****
"Hi I'm George."
****Go to Florida for Christmas****

Go to Florida for Christmas and see me and my lookalike... 2 babies for the price of one...What a deal!


A boy and his dog...

What is Gracie doing? What is she looking for? Does she find it?

PS: House is messy because we are in ESCROW!!! and have 2 week to get out!

Back to the Loon!!!!!

Nothing like the "Loon" after a day at the HOT L.A. Zoo!

The "Loon" with some fresh seasonal Alaskan Sockeye Salmon...

Ahhhhhh... Gracie....

The kids!

The typical L.A. summer temperature, L.A. is a desert...

A typical summer temperature back home at the beach, 30 minutes later...

the Pacific Ocean is the best air conditioner!

(Thats 76 degrees!)

Matt finally gets to meet Curious George!

The kids... ahhhh...

T- minus 3 days...

T- minus 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laura and Grace take in the rays at the park... 38 weeks!!!!

Matt and Dada relax in anticipation...

The Matt stare...

The good boy on his bike!

2 years old!!!!!

Matthew turns 2!!!!!!

The George cake was a must...

The happy family!

Matt and Brenden trade hot wheels...

Matt gets a gift from his girlfriend Emily...

The boys...

Matt pins the brains on the monkey...

The recap.

BB comes to SoCal!!!!!

Big Bill says these grapes rock!

I can't believe I was a beer guy all those years, grapes are so much better...

The close up...

The Filets...


The potatoes...

The final presentation...

BUSTED!!!!!!

The "Arteeest"..

Best friends...

****Final Thought****

The Blackstone Syrah is a fine wine usually in the 10-15 buck range, but with deflation setting in and the economy turning down I got this bottle on sale for $7 at my local market...

The deep flavor of Syrah combined with the blood rare Filets brings many pleasures to the palette and psyche...

Please go out and get a bottle and indulge...