The rain melted the snow and the rain kept soaking the ground until the water had no where to go except up. 
I put a rented sump pump into the crawl space. 
After all those hours, we still had lots of water. 
Sandra & Juan take the nieces & nephews to Laguna Beach
Looking for tide pool critters
Sea anemones 
Mushroom's reflection among the sea anemones
Juan wonders, "What could we do now?"
No, Let's throw Juan in to the ocean.
Sandra runs away while the boys try to throw Juan into the sea
This niece prefers to build sand castles.
These nieces prefer to play in the water.
The sun sets, the air cools and the day is done.
Fred knew Denise and I before we knew each other. Leila met us after she stole Fred's heart. 
Daile gets teased by her dad, a lot!
The Mission Viejo Ditzlers converge on the docks
Hey! Look at that Heron! Hmmm? Maybe Sun Hong doesn't like heron.
Alli gets a haircut from Sue
"Who's coming?" the dogs wonder as they wag away
Dogs make Eda feel right at home
Denise is sporting the latest in snowman earings
Sue & Alli settle in for the festivities
We all enjoyed feasting for the holiday
Raymond and Sandra are at it again.
Smiles and more smiles
Daile is rudely awakened from her snooze by the camera's flash
Relaxing and snoozing after the feast
The dogs say goodbye as Sandra & Juan return home
Ginger is thinking with her eyes closed, "Sugar is so embarrassing when he makes his eyes match the Xmas tree lights." Click on the photo for a better view.
Sunday Morning Snow
View Looking South from in front of our house
The Front of our house covered in cold white powder
Backyard winter whiteness
