City of Angels
Although I am not personally a fan of the City of Los Angeles, we had a great time there spending time with family, watching Matthew graduate and catching up with an old friend. First, pictures of the happy graduate:
I love this picture of Matthew!
And here is the whole family together! It's been too long since we were all in one place. For anyone who doesn't know all of us, here's the lineup from left to right: Andrew (brother number 3), Me (number 1!), my lovely wife Kristen, Benjamin (brother number 4), Matthew (brother number 2), my Dad, John and my Mom, Laura.
After the graduation, we went and had a party for Matthew with an old friend of the family. Danny knew my parents before I was born, and we've been able to catch up with him intermittently as we grew up. The home we went to was in Carlsbad, CA, about an hour South of LA. The view was amazing (click to see a larger version of the picture).
Here is the family again, plus Danny and his son Adam (top row on the left).
The day after graduation, Matthew took us on a tour of Los Angeles. It was difficult getting pictures by car, but I managed to get a few good ones.
The infamous Chinese and Kodak Theaters...
Here's Sunset Boulevard with a nice view of the Hollywood sign in the background.
I'll close with some human interest/ridiculousness. First, a few nice pictures of Kristen and I.
Finally, the ridiculous. We flew into John Wayne Airport, so naturally there was a statue of John Wayne. So naturally we all had to pose in front of it...
It appears that the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile was also on vacation in LA, because it was parked in the lot of our hotel the whole time we were there. Here is my family (sans Matthew, Kristen and I) basking in the glory.
And last but not least, the "silly picture" that invariably occurs whenever you get the four Groves boys together...
I hope you enjoyed part II of our trip to California. Coming soon part III will be all about San Francisco!
I love this picture of Matthew!
And here is the whole family together! It's been too long since we were all in one place. For anyone who doesn't know all of us, here's the lineup from left to right: Andrew (brother number 3), Me (number 1!), my lovely wife Kristen, Benjamin (brother number 4), Matthew (brother number 2), my Dad, John and my Mom, Laura.
After the graduation, we went and had a party for Matthew with an old friend of the family. Danny knew my parents before I was born, and we've been able to catch up with him intermittently as we grew up. The home we went to was in Carlsbad, CA, about an hour South of LA. The view was amazing (click to see a larger version of the picture).
Here is the family again, plus Danny and his son Adam (top row on the left).
The day after graduation, Matthew took us on a tour of Los Angeles. It was difficult getting pictures by car, but I managed to get a few good ones.
The infamous Chinese and Kodak Theaters...
Here's Sunset Boulevard with a nice view of the Hollywood sign in the background.
I'll close with some human interest/ridiculousness. First, a few nice pictures of Kristen and I.
Finally, the ridiculous. We flew into John Wayne Airport, so naturally there was a statue of John Wayne. So naturally we all had to pose in front of it...
It appears that the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile was also on vacation in LA, because it was parked in the lot of our hotel the whole time we were there. Here is my family (sans Matthew, Kristen and I) basking in the glory.
And last but not least, the "silly picture" that invariably occurs whenever you get the four Groves boys together...
I hope you enjoyed part II of our trip to California. Coming soon part III will be all about San Francisco!
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