"Geocache"ing

Julie and I were able to visit Phil, Erin, and Olivia in Brentwood, CA, on December 30, before they returned to New York. Phil received a GPS gadget for Christmas and was eager to try it out. Since I'm a geek as well, Phil, Erin, Olivia, Julie and I piled into the car and went out on a "Geocache" expedition (this is where individuals with a GPS hide small items and a logbook for other individuals to find...sort of like a high tech version of a treasure hunt). I took the picture of Olivia, capturing her sheer excitement at watching her father and uncle wander around aimlessly, kicking over trash along the side of the road! Julie took the picture of Phil and I after we had climbed to the top of a hill, searching for the ever elusive...golf course (Phil had accidentally entered the incorrect coordinates and we were a bit off course, although we were not aware of this at the time)! We never did find the Geocache that we were looking for, but it passed the time and we had a lot of fun (Olivia did too...she managed to get ahold of my camera and took approximately twenty pictures of her knee). - PAT