Today I was remembering a Funderland outing with our friends the Linkers. Their grandaughter Keira loves to have her face painted and she was a regular customer there. Luanne was the very sweet women who painted the faces of many children and she passed away July 13, 2011. Funderland has a memorial on their website for Luanne.
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My dear friend Maureen and I had lunch at Emma's Taco House today! It is always a hard decision on what to order because I absolutely love the soup and salad (especially their salad dressing), the tacos, enchiladas, burritos - oi vey...and of course the chips, salsa and Margaritas! Many thanks to Olga and Irene for taking such good care of us today!
The kids helped celebrate the welcoming of 2012 on London Time which is 8 hours before California. The last two years our family and friends have gathered at the Streets of London Pub in West Sacramento to have lunch, drink a pint or two then enjoy a champagne toast at Midnight London time (4:00 PM California). The Streets of London is a family friendly establishment.
Maya enjoyed seeing the sea lion kiss her mommy at the Dolphin Adventure Center in Puerto Vallarta.
Christy has a garden filled with wonderful fruits and veggies this summer and this scrumptuous pie was made from Kurt's grandma Mamie's rhubard pie recipe.
Jack and Maya show Sharon the brick their family donated to Fairytale Town for the Yellow Brick Road fund raising project.
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Hal is working hard to earn money to help pay for his ticket to the Dolphin Discovery Adventure during our family trip to Mexico this summer. His mom says that he had already earned $6.00 during the grand opening of his Kool-Aid stand.
We went over to the Sonoma Coast last weekend to get out of the smoke filled air in the valley and saw this beautiful bell tower and memorial built for Nicholas Green, a seven year-old boy from Bodega Bay who was killed by highway robbers in 1994 while vacationing in Italy with his family. ~ Barbara
Lissett Lara (top photo) is turning 15 in August, and she's busy preparing for her Quinceanera! Getting ready for the Quinceanera Celebration, Lissett and her attendants practice the waltz (middle photo). Perlita and Eric (bottom photo) practice the waltz for Lissett's Quinceanera!
Lissett and her attendants will be rehearsing twice a week through July and into August to be ready for the big event. ~ Photos by Christy
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Hispanic Heritage
Tom and I are celebrating our 14th Wedding Anniversary today.. it has been good.. and in this heat, what better way to toast our celebration than with icy Margaritas made at home~~ Barbara
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Christy captured this photo of the beautiful Gordon Dillon Vanda Orchid while she was on a recent work-vacation hiatus at the fabulous all-inclusive Paradisus Palma Real Resort located on legendary Bávaro Beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Oh to have a job that requires you to visit this Caribbean paradise...~ Barbara
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I went to a Flip-Flop Tupperware Party last week..everyone was invited to wear their most interesting flip flops and Leah won first prize for her Star-Spangled design with matching striped pedicure! ~Barbara
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The kids had a great time digging in Christy and Kurt's garden using the hoes, rakes, shovels and wheel barrow. We can hardly wait for the bounty of fresh tomatoes, peppers, squash and herbs their garden will produce over the summer! ~Barbara
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The wind made life miserable for many people in West Sacramento today. But those who waited for it to die-down, enjoyed a perfect evening for Kite-Flying! ~ Barbara
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