The North Carolina Parsons

In August my nephew Eric, his beautiful wife Sarah and their adorable daughter Sophia made the trek from North Carolina to Ventura.  One of their first stops was Duke's Griddle and Grill so Eric could show Sophie where Daddy used to work when he lived in Ventura:

One of the reasons for their trip was to visit Disneyland.  Eric was adamant that Sophie's first Disney experience, like his, would be with Aunt Laura.

Their visit was also timed to coincide with Dad's 80th birthday.

Here he is, with instruction from Bobby, ready to blow out the candles on his Cheesecake Cookie Bar:

My brother Steve came down from Oregon and we got these great four-generations shots:

My step-brothers Jon and Paul & family joined in the celebration too:

More fun family pictures:

Sophie took this picture when they all spent the night aboard Poseidon.  It's a bit blurry, but I love it: