Spring Break!

Spring break was fantastic and I got a chance to spend

some quality time with the fam.  It was my sister's 

birthday, which I forgot, so that makes me the worst

brother in the world, but thankfully I have the best

sister in the world, and she was quick to show grace, 

and we all had a good time together.  The food is 

always a highlight for me when I go home, and this

time my Dad and I worked on a project to get a car

up and running for my sister.

Here's mom, making a fruit salad...mmm

This meat is cooked!  I realized that turning up the 

saturation to an abnormal amount makes the meat

look like it's about to lick me back, but don't worry,

it was cooked, and dinner was fantastic!

I love that my sister Leanna loves life, all the time.

I think this is the closest I caught her to not having a smile

Homemade Pzookies!

Heidi is the new dog, and she's not as cool as Taylor,

the German Shorthaired Pointer, but she does look

pretty nice with her new haircut.

There are a million and one wedding preparations going

on at home right now, all leading up to April 26th!

Some of the trees in Visalia had the most incredible color

The central valley in California is in full bloom with all

the fruit trees in flower, waking up from winter slumber

The project for the weekend was to make this....

Turn into this:

It even works!

On my late night drive back down from the valley to LA,

I was captivated by the full moon and orchards, so I had 

to pull over and have some fun with the camera.

Three coins in the fountain....

This groundcover is stunning

I was hired to play for the MusiCalifornia orchestra,

which is a huge conference for music pastors in Pasadena.

The church the concert was in had a beautiful window in

the ceiling.  the concert was great, and conductor 

David Hamilton was great as well.

Here's two friends.  Eric plays trombone (left) and Preston

plays Horn.  I would have liked to take pictures while we

were playing, but contractors frown on that kind of thing.