How I spent my summer vacation

It was Corbin's idea....

2008-07-28T15:07:00.000-07:00

To walk across th Golden Gate Bridge on our second to last day in America.

Carl helps along Jane's drying

2008-07-27T13:05:00.000-07:00

What won't I do for our friendship?

Terry gets his first Mani-Pedi of his life

2008-07-27T12:58:00.000-07:00

Jane teaches Terry how to be a housewife in Alamo.

Aunt Susan repairs and reinforces Corbin's tattered blanket

2008-07-25T23:36:00.000-07:00

After nine years, Corbin's blanket isn't much more than a few bare threads. Susan sewed a new backing on it to try and get a couple more years out of it.

We enjoy a nice cable car ride from Ghiradelli Square to Union Square

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This was Corbin's first cable car ride!

Uncle Carl buys the boys souvenir hats from Chinatown

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Christine joins the Halverson's and the Haley's for some Dim Sum at the Gold Mountain Restaurant

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This place was voted Best Dim Sum 2008 by SF Weekly.

Yum Yum!!

We stop off at Robert's new Presidio Climbing Gym

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Robert's business partner, Micky, gives us a tour of the amazing gym that is set to open early September.

Carl and Corbin enjoy views of the Golden Gate bridge from Fort Point

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As he was closing down the jet, Paul finds two stow-a-ways in the baggage compartment

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Champagne wishes and caviar dreams

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Welcome to The Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

We visit Paul's new office: The Citation Souvereign

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Paul now flies this beautiful $15 million jet plane. We visited it at his hanger but since the fuel is about $3,500/hr, we didn't get to go up for a test flight. :(

Captain Paul shows off the state-of-the-art cockpit

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Terry and his dad make Corbin a nice birthday dinner

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Corbin opens up more presents that evening

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Terry, Aunt Kari, Cousin Julia and Diane watch Corbin open gifts.

Corbin and Diarra enjoy the river

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After stopping to remove some water from INSIDE the raft, we take a short break and swim for a while.

We spend Corbin's 9th birthday rafting on the American River

2008-07-25T22:49:00.000-07:00

Terry relived his youth by taking us rafting on the American River. We started very near his childhood home and floated down the river for a couple of hours.

Building a birthday glider with Dad and Grandpa

2008-07-21T18:11:00.002-07:00

Birthday Breakfast with Grandma

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Corbin wakes up 9 years old!

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Hanging with the Miller's

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On our last morning we said a final goodbye.

Back in Sacramento, we had a picnic in the Fair Oaks Park with Katy, Tracy, Diane and Terry and the kids

2008-07-19T19:25:00.000-07:00

We then went off and saw A Funny Thing On The Way To The Forum.

Trish makes us an amazing meal for us all

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Dale also BBQ'd a delicious organic Beef Tenderloin. It was perfectly rare!

Corbin builds a fort for him and Gator

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He ended up sleeping there that night! I smell an architect in the future!!

The Haley Farewell Tour begins in South Lake Tahoe with The Millers

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Lisa's friend, Keef, makes up a batch of strawberry margaritas after we arrive.

Corbin and quack

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...at our last American check up for a while.

At Universal Studios...

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With bff Brenner.

And then the Black Bart's waitresses sing Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

2008-07-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

We are wondering what the guys are going to sing.

Is all of Flagstaff gay?

2008-07-12T19:35:00.001-07:00

So we booked into an RV park in Flagstaff, AZ on our way back to LA. There was an adjacent steakhouse where all the waiters sang showtunes throughout the entire meal. How did we get so lucky? We can't wait to see what Barstow has to offer us.

Chris, Jeff and Will picked us up in Silverton

2008-07-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

The boys picked us up and we had a nice lunch at the Brown Bear Café. Silverton is a charming old mining town.

The Durango-Silverton Railroad

2008-07-09T14:18:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed a beautiful 3.5 hour train ride through the Rockies from Durango to Silverton. The train has been making this journey for 127 years! We saw some spectacular views along the way.

Carl does bungee flips!!

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Will tries the bungee jumping too!

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He even managed to do flips!

Will and Corbin ride the Alpine Slide

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Picnicing on a lake near Durango

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Fun with bungies

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A view from the top of the mountain

2008-07-08T09:06:00.000-07:00

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On the chair lift to do some Alpine sleding

2008-07-08T09:03:00.000-07:00

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The future Living Room View

2008-07-07T12:57:00.000-07:00

Terry, Chris and Jeff enjoy the views.

Durango, Colorado

2008-07-07T12:55:00.000-07:00

We visited Chris and Jeff's future retirement property. The kids worked on the tee-pee.

Listening to Harry Potter 3

2008-07-06T13:07:00.000-07:00

En route from Zion to Bryce Canyon.

Grand Canyon

2008-07-06T13:05:00.000-07:00

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Bussing through Bryce.Canyon

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We say goodbye to the Grand Canyon

2008-07-04T09:35:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July.

Today we travel 330 miles to Lake Powell.

On the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

2008-07-03T09:39:00.000-07:00

Unbelievable!!

Corbin and Will get instructions from Ranger Andrea

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Our campsite at the Grand Canyon

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We made it to the Grand Canyon

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Waiting to be escorted through the mile long tunnel in Zion National Park

2008-06-30T13:24:00.000-07:00

This has been an incredible exit out of the park as we make our way to Bryce.

The Cook-Healys enjoy some S'mores

2008-06-30T13:23:00.000-07:00

A sleeping Jaime misses out. Oh the woes of being two years old.

Terry, Will and Corbin make some S'mores

2008-06-30T13:22:00.000-07:00

A woman's work is never done...

2008-06-29T19:03:00.000-07:00

Terry joins doing a little microwaving in our incredibly spacious RV. While we miss or Fleetwood Flair, we have quickly adapted to the roomier Southwind. We can even square dance in the RV! Grab your partner…

Haning out at the river

2008-06-29T18:43:00.000-07:00

Our godson, Jaime, enjoys the banks of the river next to the RV in Zion National Park

Our Morning Canyon Tour

2008-06-29T18:29:00.000-07:00

Chris, Jeff, Jaime and Carl all set out on a two hour Zion Canyon tour while Corbin and Will attended a Junior Ranger Workshop. We made it back to the RV by noon when the temperatures had risen to 100 degrees at least. So we had an indoor lunch and then all took a long nap. The rest of the afternoon was spent enjoying the EXTREMELY COOL river.

Our Morning Canyon Tour

2008-06-29T18:25:00.000-07:00

DAY 0 & 1: We left LA on Friday night headed for Zion. We spent the night in a quiet housing development off the freeway in Las Vegas. In the morning we continued on about three hours to Zion National Park. Our campsite is right on a river where we all enjoy cooling off! By 3:00pm, it was around 100 degrees and it was Popsicle time!

The Southwest 17 day tour begins

2008-06-29T18:03:00.000-07:00

We sold our RV last week so we've rented a beautiful 34ft Fleetwood Southwind and set off with our friends, Chris & Jeff and their two boys, Will and Jaime. We'll be hitting Zion, Bryce, the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell and finally Durango, Colorado.

Here's a shot of our "coach" with Chris and Jeff's van in Zion National Park, Utah.

John Duran, Jenny Pizer, Dean Logan and Lorri Jean educate a large crowd about getting married in LA County

2008-06-12T20:51:00.000-07:00

With June 17 just five days away, we learned the logistics of how it's going to happen.

It looks like we're going to West Hollywood at 9am.

Travel Town

2008-05-26T16:45:00.001-07:00

As we prepare to leave LA, Corbin is getting nostalgic for the places he loved when he was little(r).

Sunset at Mugu

2008-05-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

Kelly, Jordan and Hannah join Carl and Corbin out at Pt Mugu

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Corbin backstage at Terry's performance

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Chris, Debbie, Jane and Carl enjoy at weekend at the Bellagio

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Still panning

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Panning for gold

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At the Gene Autry Museum

Colin gets a new hat

2008-05-03T18:35:00.000-07:00

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Hanging with Mickey

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Lounging around at Mickey's house

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Getting ready to see Mickey

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Driving a car in Toontown

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Toontown fun

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Corbin finds a new home

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Just after Splash Mt we have a rest

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Corbin drives a car! No one dies!

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Corbin drives a car! No one dies!

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Conrad, Colin, Corbin and Carl enjoy a day at Disneyland

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The Boys in the Queue for the Matterhorn

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Colin in an A

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Gimmie an A

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Cousins Colin and Conrad join us for a day at Disneyland

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Still Epcot

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The Imageworks Pavillion

Our hosts...

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Tom and Kyle

On the way home...

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Catching up on homework at the Miami airport.

In the hotel lobby ...

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On our first rainy day.

Epcot

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Corbin and some dummies

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At the Polynisian Resort

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The damn

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Corbin found the Crocks that washed out to sea the previous day

2008-04-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

Video test

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Corbin enjoys AA First Class on the way home

2008-04-14T13:33:00.000-07:00

Corbin remarked that this wasn't a very good First Class. He noticed that the long the flight, the nicer the First Class.

WE HAVE CREATED A MONSTER.

-Carl

Chocolate for breakfast?

2008-04-14T08:18:00.000-07:00

Okay, it's really 11 am but STILL!

Our last day at Walt Disney World

2008-04-14T07:23:00.000-07:00

In Epcot, on our way to the GM Test Track

Our last evening in Walt Disney World

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Walt Disney proves dreams come true.

Griffin and Corbin

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...still at Hollywood Studio theme park in WDW

Watching a show

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...at the movie studio theme park.

The Boardwalk

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The Mission Space Ride

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Epcot

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Corbin and Griffin

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...communing with the duck.

Enjoying Dinosaur in Dinoland, USA in Animal Kingdom

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