Angels STOMP the Padres!

For Father's Day this year, we bought Mike's dad tickets to see an Angel's game with his boys. Mike's brother Greg lives in San Diego, so we thought it fitting to choose a game where the Anaheim Angels were playing the San Diego Padres. Here are Mike, his dad Al, his nephew Ryan, and his brother Greg, as we waited for the game to begin. Greg thought it was great fun to cheer for the Padres amidst all the Angel's fans, and Ryan thought it great fun to completely ignore the game, play with his dad's iPhone and eat expensive stadium food. Here I am, trying really hard to fit in with the guys -note the Angel's cap perched on my head.Last, but not least, I include a shot of the Angels warming up:

The stadium looks really empty here -- I suppose it is because the game had not started yet. Everyone was still out buying beer and hot dogs!

We thought it quite hilarious that when his team quickly started to go south, Greg took off his Padres hat and changed it to an Angel's one. Fickle little thing, isn't he?

The Angels WON the game, 9 to 1. They also won the entire 3 game series against the Padres. YOU GUYS ROCK!

We're going back on July 10th to see the Angel's stomp the New York Yankees. Wishful thinking?

A MIRACLE, PURE AND SIMPLE

This little boy, Jayden, is the nephew of a friend of Lisa's. As you can see, he is eating a piece of birthday cake. He was celebrating his cousin's 6th birthday. A few short hours from when this photo was taken, he was found at the bottom of his cousin's swimming pool. He and his birthday boy cousin had gone out to the backyard (unbeknownst to the adults), and Jayden decided to go swimming. His cousin (who is on a swim team), did not realize at first that Jayden's thrashing in the deep end meant he needed help. When Jayden slipped under the water and began to sink, he realized that there was a problem and tried to save Jayden himself. When the adults found the kids, Jayden was blue, was not breathing, and did not have a heartbeat. According to the home surveillance video tape, he had been in the water for about 7 minutes. His quick thinking aunt and uncle performed CPR, and he was revived, but still unconscious. Jayden was transferred by the paramedics to Loma Linda Trauma Center, where he has been since Sunday evening. He was in critical condition, and in a medically induced coma to help relieve the swelling in his brain. They have been slowly bringing him out of it, and today, he opened his eyes, cried for his mamma, and asked to go home! Nothing short of a miracle, in my book. After many tests, the doctors expect him to make a full recovery. Praise God!

DINNER, A PLAY, AND A VISIT WITH MY SISSY.

Saturday we had tickets to see the west coast "Broadway" production of Dirty Dancing. We also took Mike's mom along, as a gift to her for Mother's Day. We started the evening cruising down Hollywood Blvd, and took a few photos along the way. Here is a picture of the Capital Records studio, it was built to represent a stack of 45 RPM records: This next photo is a shot of the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, which they always seemed to mention in the old Hollywood type movies. I am not sure why, it didn't seem any different than any other intersection in Hollywood!

Hollywood is certainly an interesting place to people watch. As we were sitting at an intersection, this pair started across the crosswalk! The guy on the left was dressed up as a zombie, complete with blood stained clothes (I hope it was a costume) and a white face. Next to him is everyone's "favorite" Spongebob Squarepants. We stopped for dinner at the Hollywood icon "The Pig and Whistle". It was built in 1927, and was the site of the first "after the Oscars" party, as well as Judy Garland's 15th birthday. In its heyday, it was frequented by the likes of Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Jane Wyman.After dinner we headed over to the Pantages, to see Dirty Dancing. Along the way, I snapped a shot of this famous star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame":

Here are Mike and I doing the obligatory pose outside the Pantages. Note our very cute almost matching shirt and dress:I am sorry to say I was not impressed with the play. I am a HUGE fan of the movie starring Patrick Swayze, which probably didn't help my opinion of the play. I already had preconceived notions of how I thought the production should be, and whatever that was, this wasn't it. I didn't think the acting was very good, nor the singing. The best part was the final scene where they do that great dance to "I've Had The Time Of My Life". For the record, I liked "Wicked" MUCH better! If you get a chance, go see it!

Today (Sunday) we went to Anaheim to see my sister, Christy. She is here from Texas visiting her son, so we went down to his house today and went out to lunch with them. After a great lunch at the Claim Jumper, we went back to his house to play a couple rounds of "Apples to Apples" and watch the Lakers/Orlando Magic game. GO LAKERS!!! They won by a few points in overtime. My parents would have been so excited, they were avid Lakers fans! Here is a photo of Christy and I:

Fun, fun weekend!