California trip 2006

Can vacation get any better then getting out of the northeast during the winter and heading to LA for a week? The answer is flatly no way! Jen and dan served as host for our trip tot he left coast and great hosts they were. As you can tell from the pictures we didn't stay still. First was a visit to the Reagan Library. The kids were thrilled(yea right)as you can tell from one of the picture. But as they listened and read about Reagan they were genuinely interested. The next day was of course golf. The first golf picture are of the most played public course in the united states. Can you believe $30.00 for 18 hole on the pacific. Well this course is has the best location of any muni I have ever seen. Dan said he had to call at 5am to get the tee time. Dan Jon and I really appreciate the effort. The picture of Jon on the Harley were taken on the trip to the golf course. it was Jon first real ride on a hog and needless to say he was thrilled.

This was a quick trip to meet my old college buddy kevin and his wife in the windy city. What a great city to visit. Great food and shopping and really safe and clean. We were there over the Halloween weekend which is a huge event in Chicago. I posted these pics of a fountain in Daily plaza which is filled with orange water for the holiday. It was really something to see. As you can tell from the other pics it was really windy at the Navy Pier. Ever get a chance to get Chicago take it. They have this huge "stainless steel kidney bean" which creates some cool reflections. Its just opened the week before we were there. Now for the triva question, why is chicago know as the windy city? Post your guess in a comment.

Lindsay's Soccer Team Wins u10 Division 10-1

After years of average teams, Ludlow finally smartened up and placed all their A players one team to compete in the U 10 division of LPVJS. Lindsay was selected to the A team at the beginning of the fall season and played with some fantastic girls. Her position was mostly defense. Few if an opponents were able to get past her during the year. If funny to see such a calm level minded girl turn viscous competitor on the field. The team played with a level of unity that was a joy to watch. Unselfish and intelligent play was the order of the day. Never heard was a comment disparaging a teammate. They were all a joy to watch progress throughout the season