San Francisco Visit
Family, Nikki & Todd's engagement party, and Rowan
April 2006
SF with Mom
April 21, 2006

In Fez's neighborhood, I found a mini-park on the way to the BART station.


Lunch with Mom at the Ferry Building.

Conga line coming down Market.


Dress shopping at Nordstrom and Macy's for Nik's wedding.



Happy Hour at 111 Minna.

Dinner at Osha, across the street from Minna.

Matthew, me and Nikki.

Fez samples his manly cocktail.

Fez, Ness and Matthew enjoy pretty cocktails.

Ness regrets requesting the spicy tom yum soup.
Lunch at Pau Pau's House
April 22, 2006

Mom in the breakfast room.

Uncle Gene

Pau Pau

Lemon tree in the backyard.

Back of the house (this used to be white with red trim, but it got a makeover a couple years ago).

Cala lilies grow wild in the yard.

Three generations: Mom, Pau Pau and me

Me, Pau Pau and Edward

Mom & Edward

Wild flowers or weeds?

Old clothes line

Typical Chinese cupboard

Old salt packaging

Classic stove

Washboard

Vacuum cleaner

Television

Giant soup can

Food scale

Stereo

Dogs and Chinese doll
Nikki & Todd's Engagement Party
Saturday night at Nook

Todd gets the girls' opinion on the unbuttoned shirt.

Nikki and her bridesmaids.

Jacob is responsible for Todd and Nikki's auspicious meeting a few years ago.

Nikki with her sister and cousins.

Cousins

Ashley and Alisha

Joey and Jenny

The party picks up.




Ashe and me

At Bigfoot Lodge, Todd pays respects to Smokey the Bear.

Todd, Matthew and Fez.

Nikki and Jess

Fez befriends Bigfoot.

Fire on the bar! Where's Smokey?

Nikki and Tamami

Todd gets some love from the bridesmaids.
An Afternoon With Rowan
April 23, 2006

Uncle Matthew has a chat with Rowan.

Rowan loves his white bunny.

Matthew wrestles with the lion towel.

Yummy, rice cereal with squash.

Uncle Matthew gives feeding a try.