We finished up our vacation tonight with a trip to Laguna Beach for an excellent sunset dinner at The Cliff restaurant. @corinnestokes and I had some cocktails and a fabulous meal with an incredible sunset view.
Isn't she gorgeous?
Our kids were with us as well (though my picture of Devon came out all fuzzy).
Aria really wanted to take a selfie together, so here we are.
Towards the end our of meal we met up with my sister and her family who got a table right behind us.
The main reason for coming to Laguna Beach tonight was the first Thursday of the month art crawl. My sister Kara made this crawl special because her painting was featured in the window at her art gallery collective. She did the green painting on the right:
You can see more of her work (please like her page!) on Facebook at Kara Elizabeth Designs. She's heard me talk about Steemit for over a year and a half now (she created @karaelizabeth in August of 2016), and she mentioned tonight she might be getting involved here this year. Here's hoping. :)
As part of the art crawl they have a free trolly going up and down Pacific Coast Highway to visit all the many, many galleries. Since we were with all the kids (both my sisters and our own), we didn't stay too long. There were so many amazing galleries. I want to come back!
Devon was telling his cousin all about his favorite iPhone game.
My brother-in-law Cale was taking fun photos with his twin boys and Aria.
Corinne and Kara were sitting behind me for a trolly selfie.
The all-wood interior added to the fun memories of the night.
It's been a wonderful vacation with surfing, sailing, more surfing, skating, miniature golf, and more. Thankfully my foot feels fine after stepping on a stingray a few days ago. I want to stay longer in this beautiful weather because we only have cold to look forward to when we get home:
Yeah.
Not fun.
Oh well. As always, we'll make the most of it. At least being indoors and getting back to my normal routine will give me a little more time to focus on the latest Steemit news. :)
I hope you're having a great start of the year so far.
Also, is it just me, or are more and more people starting to take cryptocurrency seriously? It's going to be a huge year, and it's just getting started!
Steem On!
That one's pretty nice. Sometimes, I envy those who can paint detailed pictures, but simpler–looking ones like this turned out to be complicated to make. I thought it's easy until I tried. Good work!
Your post just made my day. :) You've got such a lovely family. And I am sure your sister will have some great success here on Steemit so definitely she needs to start posting. We've got to see her amazing artworks here as well.
And YES it will be a great crypto year. More and more people starting to be interested in the crypto. Me and my husband have joined the crypto world 6-7 months ago and during that time many of our friends have asked us where to start from and how to join as well. Even in my small country interest in crypto is gaining a lot.
Thanks for saying so. :)
Look , there is someone who is thinking big , someone who really dreams at highest values that can be made . I am so glad to see becoming artists to do such a great work and share their paintings by steeming . This is a real pleasure to see people involved in the community .
Keep on doing what you really like .
Hy
Where from you
You have a wonderful family Luke.
You can be very happy :)
Nice to see that your vacation went good and you have had a great time.
Your sister is talented and makes some nice artwork.
It would be great if she would join steemit since I think, she definitely would get much support!
And yeah of course there are joining more and more people the crypto world.
I told everyone of my friends and family of crypto and steemit.
Many of them i‘ve Already convinced.
At least my biggest wish is to convince my father to give the crypto world a chance.
Unfortunately he is not very open minded towards these new technology at the current time..
I hope and I believe that I will convince him sooner or later!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful moments with us.
Wish you and your family all the best for the future and I‘m sure you will do a great job on steemit in the future as a content creator as well as a witness. :)
Thanks as always for your support and encouragement.
You're welcome my dear!
Have you already checked your wallet?
I left a little message and would be glad if you would read it. :)
Congratulations on a great vacation with your family and welcome back to Steemit. Get well soon from that stingtray sting (the name describes roles here).
And yeah, Corinne is gorgeous. A hearty welcome (back) to Kara on Steemit and best of luck to her. She seems to be a pretty decent artist and may be a good addition to the #art community here.
Awesome thanks for sharing. I agree what a wonderful vacation. I didn't know you can survive a stingray sting.
I hope she joins and gets active as well.
These are very nice pictures. I would like to travel with my little family to this beautiful place too. It would be very amazing
I must say thats really a nice painting she did, i hope your sister becomes more active on steemit. I'd love to surf someday too. Enjoy your holidays brother 😎
Thank you! It's been wonderful.
@lukestokes I really appreciate you showing me these pictures of Laguna Beach. I really love that place and many times I used to take dates to restaurants on the Ocean Front there when I lived in California. It is a Great Place to just to get Relaxed and stare out into the Ocean...........
Yeah, we had a great time.
Beautiful pictures! You have a wonderful family! I encourage your sister to start posting on steemit. I'm also new here, but I can see the potential of it and it's a great community here.
Hy
@lukestokes
it will be an extraordinary crypto year. An ever increasing number of individuals beginning to be keen on the crypto. Me and my companions have joined the crypto world a few months back and amid that time a large number of our companions have requested that us where begin from and how to join also. Indeed, even in my little state enthusiasm for crypto is picking up a considerable measure.
It's going to be a wild ride!
Very beautiful picture enjoy your life @lukestokes
Amazing pics of family and nature . I really like this and impressed by ur happy life thanks for posting this
dear @lukestokes excellent photography and good journy and your post is prosperous i am new so i follow your black&white challenging post and i am very pleasure because your following post is succes my steemit so i want need to your 100% support??? go ahead and carry on brother
who is your most favorite brother in the family?
That's an odd question. I love both my brothers in different ways.
❤O Rowe These amazing photos Thank you for sharing I appreciate your great effort
I wish you a beautiful day
this is a lovely memory shot, every one of the family and their friends will treasure it forever.
How beautiful trip would be with family. GOD Bless you with your family.
Its so beautiful sunset
Beautyfull photography✌✌✌
nice one
very beautiful .. very happy to be in that place ..
I like it, especially with family
@lukestokes, how did you become a witness? do you have a guide on that?
I don't have a guide, but there are many out there. Why do you want to become a witness? Some people think it's just about earning STEEM, but it's much more than that and unlike POW mining, we don't need all that many witnesses to keep the blockchain secure.
Congratulations! @lukestoke
You got a wonderful family.
I wish you all the best.
Such a lovely family. Your sister is so talented. Glad you have a nice holiday. I have high hope on steemit too.
There is nothing like quality family time
Yep, you had a nice holiday with a lot of fun and not so (I am glad you feel okay after the stepping on that stingray. How did the stingray felt after you stepped on it? :)). It seems like a nice start of year for cryptocurrencies. I hope it will keep going just like that!
Nice and beautiful post. I like this
Awwww. You have a lovely family.
amazing post @lukestokes and yes painting so beautifull
thanks for shereing sir
it's somentig!
Nice post! I follow you =)
Thank you!
Wow!!! It seems you guys are having a nice time...you guys enjoy your day....
I don't think it's just the general public or non-crypto users getting into it more and more that means they are taking it seriously.
I think existing users, those with experience, who "toyed" with cryptocurrency in the last year or two are REALLY taking it seriously these days.
Which is good. More maturity in the users and traders of crypto is exactly what we need. :)
I agree. It's going to be a bumpy ride as new traders learn to HODL.
I am sure you had fun! I like your post
One happy family. Keep being happy boss
Wow!!! Such a beautiful family... love the smiles :)
May 2018 bring you more & more moments like this. I can’t wait to visit Laguna Beach with my son. Thank you for sharing it with us :)
Great post! It seems like you had a great day :) thanks for sharing!
lovely family
She sure is gorgeous :)
The ocean view in that place looks awesome.
Sir, hope you are well, and thank you for your continuous support! Do you have a guide on automatic voting? i would like to give back to my friends (as you) who have done this for me.
You're very welcome! Keep spreading awesome peace, love, and anarchy. I use steemvoter.com
Nice trip of your family! At the moment my family and I also are waiting to go on our travel adventures, and in Latvia where I live it's 4°C. :D
As a fellow artist, I applaud.
Nice family you got there. Keep them close.
Beautiful beach and beautiful family :) Greetings from Argentina!!
lukestokes!! Thank you, your Post.
Hope you'll be crawling in my art studio one day too Luke bro! California is great for art. One place where I could imagine open my second studio. Glad you enjoyed it! Say hi to your sister!
This is a very pretty post.. specially a cute one with your family... And ma'am is always looks beautiful...Ma'am is also not posting anything from a long time. And Im waiting for your sister to start posting... I'm a big fan of arts... And I also do paintings... I love to draw...
Yes, she is gorgeous.
I gave Kara a follow, I hope to see some posts soon!
I know you have a solid Twitter reach, have you joined the ThunderClap for Jan 9th? Check it out here:
https://steemit.com/promo-steem/@jeffjagoe/let-s-get-steem-trending-on-twitter-january-9th-join-the-steem-thunderclap-for-twitter
Good evening like this @lukestokes the man of the Family, as I commented in one of your previous publications where one of your children ran a wave on the beach, that sharing with the family feeds the spirit, and leads to family unity and that is super important since you are creating values for your children, you will see when they are of legal age and have their children tell them about these trips you make with them, from these moments, I really congratulate you not only for the publication or for the good photos, I also congratulate you for the quality of love that you are offering to your family, I am also like that with mine, a big hug from Venezuela