PLAY-DOUGH: Christmas and California

Grandmama Betty with 4 of her great grands

So proud of our grands and their musical talents!

Logan did a great job on his first solo, as he played Joseph in his church Christmas play

Abi's beautiful solo brought tears at the Christmas Eve Service

Our "future engineer", Connor, working with his crane

Luke had a great time on the zipline

After many Christmas get togethers, celebrations and performances, we were off to the Pacific Coast Hwy. in Southern California for some scenic touring.

We flew from ATL to a smaller passenger friendly airport in Santa Anna, CA., just a 45 minute drive to our condo located in Del Mar. We toured many of the coastal towns in a 50 mile radius of Del Mar including Torrey Pines, La Jolla, Solana Beach, Mission Bay, Encinitas, Carlsbad and Oceanside. We also made the 18 mile drive down "The I-5" as they call it, to San Diego. We had some additional sightseeing to do there after only spending an afternoon in San Diego in 2015 on our way to Hawaii. We did a Harbor Cruise, visited the waterfront area, toured Olde Towne and spent one day visiting 5 of the many museums in beautiful Balboa Park.

While the northern part of the state was experiencing record rain and snow, the southern end's weather was good, only one and 1/2 days of light rain.

Our last adventure was driving inland about 50 miles to Julian, CA. A small mining town in the mountains, founded by people from Georgia. We actually had a tiny bit of sleet while there. The treat in Julian now is the Pie Factory. Apple pies are made there, the ones not eaten by tourist are distributed through area stores and restaurants.

What's the name of the airport in Santa Anna, CA?

John Wayne