Just Some Of Our Favorite Things......We Love To Do.......

It's no secret how much this child loves her Papi
and
how she lights up his life.....

This picture speaks for itself!

I love our jacuzzi time with the grand kids......

I love that I FINALLY finished
this table!!!

I had a deadline for Liz and Hiram's anniversary!

Always good to have a deadline.....

You can see all of the detail that went into
this piece.

That's why it took me so long!

All completed with a three dollar garage sale table
lots of scrap glass and tile
and
a lot of patience, time and love for the art
and
the recipients of the table!

There is something about floating on water that is so soothing to me.

The weather was absolutely beautiful this day.

We went to Perris Lake and spent the afternoon just floating
and spending a nice day with our friends.

Marti & Ernie Williams invited us to spend the day with them on their boat.

We had a very relaxing day out on the lake....

For those that know Kim well,

they know that he NEVER gets in the water!

Well that has changed!

He's gotten bolder in his old age!

That's Kim at the end of that rope!

IN THE WATER!

Me and Kim just chillin'

Love this Day!

My mom and me at a cocktail party with friends
here in Sun City.

What a nice relaxing evening we had.

Vacation From A Far......

These guys went on a SERIOUS vacation this year!

They took the grandkids to Disney World!

We usually go with them 
however, 

due to the fact that I would have to get a job to afford it

and 
on an airplane...

I didn't try too hard to save for this one 

and 

Uncle Sam helped me out too by hitting us with

a huge tax bill this year!

So.....this is the picture they sent us when they were at the airport on their way to the

beautiful resort that they stayed at.

Gotta Love Them!

Rubbing It In!!!!
(They better be glad that I share their sense of humor!)

At Disney Resort in Orlando Florida.

Beautiful!

Wish we were there!

This is what they got to wake up to every morning from the sliding glass doors of their balcony!

Now, we really wish we were there!!!!

But the saddest part about me not being there.....
was 
 the fact that Cae Cae got to go to the salon
that turns little girls into " Princess' "

She has been talking about this for weeks now.
"Ammy they are going to put makeup on my eyes.....
on my lips.....
do my nails.....
do my toe nails....
and do my hair........"

She LOVES girly things!!!!!

And this is the picture that brought me to tears!

She is beaming from ear to ear!

What a Special Day!

Our little Princess!

This picture actually made my day!

First Camping Trip for the Grandchildren......2015

Our grandchildrens first experience at camping.....And of course it rained ALL weekend!!!!!

Or should I say....

MOST of the weekend!!!

But that's ok, we had a blast!

We started the day off doing puzzles.
Cae Cae is the expert of puzzles so she was a happy camper!

Then Papi took Cae Cae to the pool!

This of course was a miracle
 because Papi NEVER gets in the water!

I have had a pool in every home that we owned and he NEVER went into the pool!!!
(It was always me and the boys in the pool!!!)

And he spent FOUR hours in the pool with his princess!!!!
I am so proud of you Papi!

She is a fish in the water!

After swimming all afternoon with Cae Cae & the boys.....
Papi had to educate Ya Ya on the basics of dominoes.

Do you notice the odd colored dominoes on the trail there?

Those are Cae Cae's, she couldn't be left out.

But of course she made her own rules for where the dominoes would be placed!

And we didn't DARE move them!

Uhhh, that dominoe should be in another spot and uhhh, shouldn't it be a six?
We know better than to argue with the Princess!

Cae Cae is in her element here, playing dominoes and having her snacks and her drink.
Happy Camper!

Then evening came and we were ready for the campfire.

We told stories by the campfire and chilled with family and friends....
Cae Cae in her chair next to her Papi.

Yup, she is a happy camper!!!

Eddie and Gigi and Abel came and hung out with us during the day and evening.
Eddie brought the most delicious corn on the cob that he makes, salsa, and beans to die for!
We had a feast at dinner time!

In the evening the teenagers hung out together and had fun too.

Just Chillin'

Ya Ya and Jordon.

Ok this pic didn't come out to clear but I had to post it because all of the white streaks in
Cae Cae's hair is MARSHMELLOW!!!

Yes, she really got into smores!!!!

After washing the smores out of Cae Cae's hair we cuddled by the fire!

I love those rare moments when she loves her Ammy even when Papi is around.

SMORE'S.......yumm!!!!

That's my girl! She loves smore's!

This was the view of the twinkly lights outside of our trailer
 right where Cae Cae and I slept.

When she saw them she held her face and told her Papi
"these are beautiful!" "You did this for me?"

You know that melted her Papi's heart!

The next morning after a downpour the kids were wondering what they were going to do.

I was prepared!

I broke out the games and they had a blast playing all of these unusual games for hours.

Trouble (the game, not the kids).

Kept them busy for hours.

They had a blast
learning and playing this game
 that my friend Kathrin from Germany sent me.

And then there is always the peg game to challenge them......

This child was having a blast!

Rain.....who cares!

WE ARE HAPPY CAMPERS!!!!!

The rain stopped long enough for the choo choo train
to give us a ride around the park.

This train comes out on the weekends at Wilderness Lakes
 and only costs 25 cents to ride.

It is a treat for the kids.

Cae Cae loved the train....

We got photo bombed by the little girl and her grandpa who rode the train with us.

Liz even came out to see how her babies were doing in the rain.....

But I think....
 she really came by because she was scared of the lightening and thunder while she was home alone!

Either way, she got to enjoy quality time with our Cae Cae coloring in the rain.

So what do you do when it continues to rain at the campsite?
 and everything is drenched?

You go to the cafeteria/wreck hall
and
 eat lunch and check out some games....
and hang out and relax!

Kim and Sheryl had a good game going of cards.

Cae Cae coloring.

There was french toast and sausage for breakfast...

Ya Ya ate them so fast there's none left on his plate!

I have no idea what the frown is all about
 but
 Cae Cae made a picture for her mom.

She's got an attitude here
 because
 we asked her to sport her visor that she made in the cafeteria during the craft sessions.

Had to take a picture of her wearing the paint of course!

While YaYa tries to take a decent pic with his sister......She is so dramatic!!!!

Gloria and Tony even enjoyed some down time with us after everyone left.

They surprised us and brought steaks, dessert and even drinks!

We really enjoyed the afternoon with them. 

Cae Cae was not too happy to go home....
Until next time.

Camping is one of the best ways to really enjoy
quality time
 with your family and friends.

It gives you the opportunity to just tune out the world
 and
 the electronics
 and
 the TV's
and
ENJOY THOSE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU....

So we made so many new memories with our grandchildren on their first camping trip.

I hope that they will be memories
 that they will always cherish
just as we cherish the memories that we made with our boys.

I do know
that it won't be the last
 camping trip
 for us and the grandkids
 as long as they want to go.

Maybe we'll get mom and dad to come along next time.....Who knows.