We Give All Our Praise Bembe'

The Selah Dance Company provide an African dance to music arranged to a traditional Yoruba melody.

Little Drummer Boy

Costuming and puppet props embellish the presentation of the Drummer Boy.

One Starry Night

Angel (Soloist: Tami Allen) is aloft while the dancer below does ballet. At the proper moment the angel's train is dropped to reveal the manger.

Breath of Heaven

Manger scene in the foreground, Choir with soloist Helena Shubert behind the scrim curtain.

Tom, Carolyn & Desiree

Pose after attending an evening performance of the "'I AM' the Light" Christmas Program.

Windelied (II)

Dennis and Karen Klempel's live-aboard Columbia 45 sailboat, moored at Shelter Island in San Diego.

Topside Breakfast

Karen and Denny hold breakfast topside under the dodger.

Rosie

Rosie lives at the dock and is said to be schizoid, going from purr to pulverize in a matter of seconds.

Shelter Island Walk

Karen and Christen lead the way around scenic Shelter Island.

HMS Surprise

Originally christened HMS Rose, the replica Nelson era vessel is most recently known as the HMS Surprise in the movie, "Master and Commander."

Beelzebub

A starboard cannon on the gun deck aboard the HMS Surprise.

Tourist Trap

A crewman form the HMS Surprise curtails land-lubbers from advancing without proper authorization.

Star of India

The Star of India backed by downtown San Diego.

Christen and Carol

Topside aboard the beautiful "Star of India" sailing vessel.

Russian Sub B-39

Visitors are strongly advised to pass through the test hole in the background wall before going aboard the Russian submarine. Duh.

Cramped

Christen and Carol check out the aft torpedo room of B-39.

Family Foto

Sitting just below the helm and above the beautiful celestory deck of the Berkeley Ferry.

Breakfast Meeting

The Browns, Klempels and Longs meet for breakfast.

Cedros District

A series of quonset hut structures are the beginnings of the Cedros Design District in Solana Beach. An eclectic mix of galleries, designs and fashions in 85+ stores along both sides of the street.

Leaping Lotus

One of the stores in the Cedros Design District, we were told by the Klempels that this IS the place to shop for items that are to be found no where else.

Head Trip

Art for the VW minded in an upstairs gallery of Leaping Lotus.

Carol at the Ascot

Carol exhibits fashionable style for the Ascot Races in the Bebe section.

Too Chic

Christen and Carol pose the available fashions from Leaping Lotus.

Dear Dennis

Dennis models antlers from the Leaping Lotus store.

Cedros Gardens

Dennis nicely imitates a grouch while the ladies take a break in Cedros Gardens. Other noteable stores visited included: Randall Hasson Gallery, Hands-On Cedros, Cut and Dried Hardwood, and Muttropolis Dog & Cat Boutique.

Bear Hugs

Carol and Christen sit with the polar bears outside Alexander's Pizza on Coronado Island.

Hotel Del Coronado

We visited the historic 1888 'Del' hotel to see and hear the Christmas doings. They even had an ice skating rink out on the beach.

Royal Wave

Sitting in the lobby of the Hotel Del Coronado, Carol gives the proper wave of a royal guest.

HCF Member

A young Horizon Church member waits by his parents at the front entrance before going in.

Cleanup on Carol's Porch

Back home, Christen and Judy rake and sweep carol's bedroom porch to remove leaves. Tomorrow they can do it again

Emilie

Emilie removes four pansies from the front flowerbed to provide a more relaxating area for her nap.

Day Before Christmas

The family gathers by the christmas tree the day before the big event.

Harley Riders

Christen hitches a ride from Tom Stoeckel on his new (2001) Harley 1200XL Sportster motorcycle.

Christmas Dinner

The combined Long and Carroll families gather for a Christmas dinner.