California Christmas - Family Pictures

We spend Christmas in California with Granddad and Grandma Haubenreich.  Papa and Grandma Maki could not make the trip due to illness.  We missed them greatly.  Here are some of the family shots from our 2 weeks in mostly sunny but not too hot California.

The San Diego Zoo

Torrey Pines Nature Reserve

Cabrillo National Monument Park

Eating at the Tin Fish along side the Oceanside Pier.

Christmas dinner at Lawrence Welk Resort in Escondido.

Christmas Eve (on the way to church), in Escondido

Mini-golf competition ... Granddad won.

Biking along the ocean in Oceanside.

Lunch fun ... after church in Escondido.

Welcoming Granddad and Grandma to the Lawrence Welk Resort.

Granddad and Grandma enjoying La Jolla.

Torrey Pines

Celebrating Grandma's birthday.

One of our many Farkle games, in Oceanside.

Grandma and Jenna!!!

Christmas Week At Lawrence Welk Resort, Escondido, California

For Christmas 2015, we went near San Diego California to the Lawrence Welk Resort (nearest to Escondido).  A great place for the first week of our holiday.  Cool weather, no humidity ... and some rain.  But we rested, and enjoyed our time with Granddad and Grandma.

Welcoming Granddad and Grandma to the resort

Star Wars enjoyment at the grocery store.

A shopping find at the local flea market.

Hours of fun on the water slide.  Thank goodness the water was heated on the slides and in the pools.

Our sweet girls!!!

Christmas Dinner

Christmas Eve, ready for church.

The before look, on Grandma.

A mini-golf outing.  Granddad won, but we had lots of holes-in-one.

Showing Grandma lots of fun videos.

Christmas, with Darth Vader.  He was guarding the presents.

Pre-Christmas Activities with Papa & Grandma

Partially because Grandma was starting her cancer treatment right before our trip, Papa and Grandma decided they couldn't join us in California.  So, Emily and I made a 5 day trip to MN to enjoy their company, enjoy cold weather, and eat some of Grandma's famous cookies.  Grandma and Emily did a great job, and they tasted ... well, we tasted them all and they were good.