Connie, Nora and Dave visit Hollywood

On Sunday morning Connie, Nora and Dave went on a tour of Los Angeles. Here are some pictures Dave took when they stopped at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.

Connie poses with the Hollywood sign in the background.

A zoom shot of the Hollywood sign.

Jimmy Durante's hand and nose print.

Roy Roger's and Trigger's footprints, etc.

Visiting Hermosa Beach, California

Connie, Dave and Nora spent a few days in Hermosa Beach. Here's some pictures Dave took while there.

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Taking a break while out walking the dogs.

A view from the Hermosa Beach Pier.

They play a lot of sand volleyball in Hermosa Beach.

A spike!

A lot of surfing goes on in Hermosa Beach.

Connie and Nora on the Hermosa Beach Pier.

On Saturday mornings classes in beach volleyball technique are offered on the beach in Hermosa Beach

Connie and Nora lounge on the pool deck at the Sea Sprite Motel in Hermosa Beach.

Dave was amazed to see this fellow standing up on his surfboard and rowing with a long paddle. Dennis said it was "paddle surfing" and was quite the rage out there.

Connie, Dennis, Tara and Nora on the Hermosa Beach Pier

An overcast February day with temperatures below 60 degrees F did not discourage these kids from wading in the surf.

Friday Night Gettogether

There was a gettogether at Pat & Lee's house the evening of Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 as the Moran family gathered in Los Angeles for Rachel's Sunday wedding.

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Andy and Terry share a light moment.

Vince Thomas makes a video while Mollie and Katie chat.

Tim, Sue, Patrick and Katie Moran and Bob Holcomb

Katie, Andy and Dennis.

Dennis with friend, Tara

Tim, Dennis, Connie, Nora and Marg

Tim, Vince, Bob Holcomb and Marg

Scott, Katie, Mark and Mollie

Scott, Sue (back to camera), Mark and Mollie

Scott, Vince, Katie (partially behind Vince), Mark, Connie and Bob

Katie, Connie and Bob

"Mae Mercer's Careless Love"

"See what careless love has done to me."

Dave Lippman in Rock Island

Connie and Dave last Friday went to a Rock Island performance by Dave Lippman, a fundraiser for the local community meal, and found the act hysterically funny. These 2 videos are very close to the first part of the performance that Connie and Dave saw:

Find out more about Dave Lippman, order CDs, etc. here.

Herbert Degner and Hugh Barrett

Herbert Degner and Hugh Barrett, originally uploaded by dvdbarrett.

Dave, with his brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Pat, took his father to visit his first cousin, Herbert Degner, in Freeport, IL on 27 Dec, 2008. Herb and Hugh were born 4 months apart in 1923 and saw each often as children. They have only visited each other 3 or 4 times in the last 60 years. Hugh enjoyed the visit and drive up and back immensely.

The Mississippi at Sunset in the Quad Cities

Dave and Connie took a dinner and dancing cruise on the Mississippi River last evening on Moline's Cellebration Belle riverboat. Here is a cell phone camera photo Dave took of Connie taken just after sunset standing at the front of the boat (where the breeze kept the bugs away.)

Here is a cell phone picture Connie took of Dave.

And here is a picture Connie took of the sunset over the river.

Visiting Mom in the Nursing Home 7/13/2008

Dave, Connie and Dave's Dad visited Dave's Mom in the Nursing Home and sat in on the group singing therapy.



Singing "The Old Rugged Cross"

Singing "God Bless America"

Riding the "Channel Cat"

Abrahm (Nora's finance) Nora, Connie and Hugh ride the water taxi. Click picture to see it full sized.

Visiting Mom in the Nursing Home

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Backyard Barbaque at the Barretts

Dave sings 'God Bless America' with his parents

When Dave and his dad stopped by the nursing home to visit Dave's mom she was with all the other residents of the Alzheimers Unit in the Dining Room being led in song. Dave and his Dad joined in singing 'God Bless America.'

In the parking lot after the ceremony

It was a lot cooler out in the parking lot after the graduation ceremony.

Nora shows us her diploma.

Nora's finance Abrahm tries on her cap.

Nora's friend Magali joins Nora and Ahrahm.

Nora graduates from Moline High School

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First the graduates filed into the auditorium.

The choir sang and there were some speeches.

A few more speeches.

Then it was Nora's row's turn to file up to receive their diplomas. Tassels on the right.

Nora (from the back) receiving her diploma. We should receive a photo of this taken by a professional photographer with a much better angle.

Filing back to their seats after receiving their diploma - tassels now on the left.

Nora with her diploma in hand.

See a newspaper story (with photographs by a professional) about Nora's graduation here. It includes a photo of them all throwing their hats in the air. (I missed that moment while fiddling with my camera.)

Nora Barrett in Graduation Gown

Nora Barrett in Graduation Gown, originally uploaded by dvdbarrett.

Nora models her graduation gown at home the day before her high school graduation.

Nora Barrett in Graduation Gown

Nora Barrett in Graduation Gown, originally uploaded by dvdbarrett.

Nora models hergrauation gown at home, the day before her high school graduation.