(Image credit: OshKosh B'Gosh) We are in love with all things American. Especially the colors red, white and blue. We decorate for patriotic holidays with red, white and blue flags, banners and wreaths in honor of America. We even go so far as to wear the all American colors. One of our favorite things to buy for our grandchildren is patriotic outfits to wear for Memorial Day, ... continue reading...
Archives for May 2012
White Water Rafting
A few weeks ago Grandpa, Cody and Kennedy took a wild white water ride on Grizzly River Run at Disney California Adventure Park. While Kennedy squealed with delight the entire time, Cody was a bit more cautious, especially when he could not see where they were going. May 7, 2012 - Nikon D90 with 18-55mm Nikkor Lens ... continue reading...
Red Velvet Cake
A few weeks ago our oldest grandson celebrated his 12th birthday. He placed a special order for a Red Velvet San Francisco 49ers birthday cake. I had never made a Red Velvet Cake before but I'm not one to disappoint our grandson and I'm always up for a good challenge. I say that because the red velvet cake recipe is easy ... but it's not as simple as dumping all the ingredients in a bowl ... continue reading...
Photoaday
I may or may not have played catch up a time or two with this weeks Photo A Day. Day 19 - "A favourite place" will always be Disneyland! Today we spent the afternoon at the Grand Californian Resort's pool. Cody and Kennedy (as did we) had a blast celebrating a new friend's birthday. While we didn't spend anytime in the amusement parks Disneyland and California Adventure are always favorite ... continue reading...
Grand Californian Water Slide
Today we spent the afternoon at a birthday celebration at Disney's Grand California Resort & Spa. Cody and Kennedy had a delightful time swimming in the three pools and 2 jacuzzi spas. While Cody prefers the warm water and bubbles of the jacuzzi ... Kennedy prefers spinning and sliding as fast as she can on the huge water slide that wraps around a tree trunk. May 19, ... continue reading...