We found out that Jon was playing locally and decided to pay him a visit. The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 is an amazing piece to view/hear. No recording allowed so here is a 2 year old clip. Needless to say we had dinner before the concert at A Bellagio Italian Restaurant. The food was great …
Category Archives: Family
Bankhead 2022
Seems like it’s been a million years since we’ve seen Jon perform (Does he remember how to play?). So we jumped at the chance when he had a concert in Livermore. But 1st we visited Range Life for dinner.
Koa 2009-2022
Sad news, my friend Koa passed away recently. We dropped by 3 weeks ago and she was as sweet as ever. That was the last time we saw her.
1st Lunch 2022
Today we made our way up to Yountville to take Suka & Mariel to lunch at Coqueta, our 1st outing of 2022.
Coffee Bender
The Howlett’s gifted us with some lovely coffee from Bend OR. I thought of sending a photo of us drinking it, but decided to try my hand at video. I have no video experience as evidence from this clip.
Omicron Christmas 2021
Today we invaded Vanden’s house for a Christmas celebration (rapid test negative). Olivia got the rockstar treatment & I finally got to meet Suka.
Omicron Christmas Eve 2021
Jon had a Christmas Eve party planned… Then just about everyone pulled out. We dropped by for a quick “Hi” & photos, but ended up staying for quite awhile (rapid test negative). On the technical side, I was getting some stray light that created all sorts of issues with the skin tones so I converted …
Yuen Brunch
We invited the Yuen’s over for brunch. Chicken & waffles was on the menu. Nico didn’t finish his chicken and as a result Chris put him in an armbar until he apologized.
Los Angeles
Went down to LA to visit Mom. Here is some random stuff.
Christmas in July
The family finally decided to get together, so Jon had a Christmas Party in July since we skipped it last December. I had a hard time breaking away from socializing to take a few portraits.