She came... she saw....

We were delighted to have Polly come visit us in California this weekend - we had a great time!

Friday - Dinner in Los Gatos at the Los Gatos Brewing Company and custard cones at Willow Glen Frozen Yogurt
Saturday - Lunch in Carmel, then lounging on the beach, driving through 17 mile drive, then to Pacific Grove to see the pink ice plant all along the coast, then to Monterrey and Cannery Row for a coffee and a stroll
Sunday - University of California at Santa Cruz, strolling in the redwoods. Pier walking, mini kite flying, Corona drinking, oyster eating and generally softening our spirits and minds in the California sea breeze. A lovely dinner in downtown San Jose ended the weekend

Here are some pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/joeandjuliemorales/PollyAnnInCalifornia

March-May news from Greg and Amy

Hello family,

This spring has simply flown by and we haven’t updated the “Avocado” in several months so….here’s what we’ve been up to…...

My job at the college keeps me busy some weeks but…. other weeks are pretty light so Amy and I find lots of time to play. We spent the last week of March in Salida just hanging out… listening to some great music at the local coffee house on the weekend and hiking, fishing, reading, soaking in the hot springs, and just relaxing the rest of the time!

Amy spent time helping Amber in her classroom, doing “gardening stuff”, and going to Pilates and Yoga classes. She even got me to go to “Cardio Salsa” a few times and while I’m not a big fan of aerobic classes….the music was awesome and the instructor was an amazing dancer. At the first class the instructor came up to me said, “real men do Salsa” …… I guess she was trying to encourage me as there was only me and one other guy in the class of about 35 :-)

In early April our good friends Bill and Sandy Lamberton joined us in Salida for several days of “fooling around” and it was fun showing them our favorite spots. We returned to the front range to hear the very sad news that one of our oldest and dearest friends had passed away. Amy and

I flew to California to attend the funeral and we stayed with Julie and Joe as the grave side service and memorial celebration was in the mountains near Santa Cruz. We spent time with the family reminiscing and celebrating the life of a wonderful person who is no longer with us….and it certainly reinforced what all of us know….that we need to show our love to, and spend time with, family and friends whenever we can…… Since we returned from California, we’ve settled back into our routines of working (me at the college and Amy doing some kindergarten assessment work for the Aurora Public Schools) and playing.

Later this month, we leave for our annual vacation with Barbara and Lance (Amy’s sister and husband). This year it’s Portugal!!!! When we return we’ll post some pictures from our trip.

Love to everyone in the Morales and Reed families!

Greg and Amy

!FELIZ CUMPLEANOS JESSICA!

Familia,

It is Jessica's Birthday Today.

She is in Panama City, Panama, with work this week. She had a Flight with The Coca Cola Company and gets to spend her Birthday visiting a NEW (her first time there)City.

!FELIZ CUMPLEANOS FLAQUITA!

We Love you!

MoonRaka

!FELIZ CUMPLEANOS OMAR!

Familia,

Es Cumpleanos de mi sobrino Omar aka "Chino", hijo de mi hermano mayor, Felipe y su Esposa, Nora. El vive en la Ciudad de Mexico y cumple 25 (Si?)

!FELICITACIONES OMAR!

ESTAS MUY GUAPO.

Con Mucho Carino,

Tu Familia De Estados Unidos

Garmin GPS

Hey Guys,

I just got a really cool GPS for cycling. Check out my latest mountain bike ride.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/65101

The map looks best in "Terrain" view.