Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Pumpkin Patch Outing at Irvine Park
The Irvine ranch used to cover about 1/3 of orange county. We visited Irvine Park which was donated about 100 years ago to the county. In October, they have a Pumpkin/Halloween celebration and we went to see it. The decorations and pumpkins were very colorful and we had fun riding the train and visiting the zoo. Hunter and Gwen's hair is very close to the color of pumpkins. Hunter is 3 1/2 feet tall and Gwen is almost 3 feet tall. Hunter had his first date on a John Deere quad. Hunter shows how small he is compared to the wing span of a bald eagle.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Malibu camping and Solvang
Early in the month Steve's parents came for dinner. We then went to Utah for Marianne's father's 70th birthday party at Fat Jacks in Payson. The next weekend we went tent camping near Malibu. On the way we took a picture of the Space Shuttle Endeavor flying into Southern California and also a picture of a huge flag display at Pepperdine university.
The campsite was near the Leo Carrillo beach, so that we could walk to it. We roasted hotdogs for dinner. Somehow in the on-line reservation process we payed for a campsite for the disabled, and found out that we had no campsite when we arrived since we did not qualify as being disabled. They would not give us a refund or another campsite in exchange, so we decided pay for a second campsite so that we could stay the night. We also learned that blowup beds are now sold with a battery pump which needs to be charged before your trip. In the past, bed pumps could be plugged directly into a power plug. Since Steve had not opened our new bed yet, the pump was not charged and we would have needed to sleep on the ground if our neighbor had not loaned us his old style pump.
The next morning we drove to Solvang (Danish village) and ate lunch at the Greenhouse Cafe. On the way home we drove by the old Mission in Santa Barbara.
The campsite was near the Leo Carrillo beach, so that we could walk to it. We roasted hotdogs for dinner. Somehow in the on-line reservation process we payed for a campsite for the disabled, and found out that we had no campsite when we arrived since we did not qualify as being disabled. They would not give us a refund or another campsite in exchange, so we decided pay for a second campsite so that we could stay the night. We also learned that blowup beds are now sold with a battery pump which needs to be charged before your trip. In the past, bed pumps could be plugged directly into a power plug. Since Steve had not opened our new bed yet, the pump was not charged and we would have needed to sleep on the ground if our neighbor had not loaned us his old style pump.
The next morning we drove to Solvang (Danish village) and ate lunch at the Greenhouse Cafe. On the way home we drove by the old Mission in Santa Barbara.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Lillywhite Reunion and Baby blessing
In late July we went to Marianne's family reunion in Laketown Utah for the Pioneer July 24th Celebration. On Saturday we went to the ward's morning breakfast, watched the town's parade from Marianne's parents' front lawn and had a fun game of volleyball in the backyard. Grandpa Lillywhite gave his grandchildren rides in his golf cart all week long. We blessed Patience Sunday morning in Sacrament meeting and were surprised to see Elder Quentin L. Cook visiting the ward.
When you look at Bear Lake facing north it has a very pretty turquoise color. We enjoyed going to the lake. We checked on our trees and they are looking good with Marianne's father watering them. We can see Marianne's parents' home from our lot and it is centered in the picture. The green farmland is very beautiful for us living in the city. We visited Marianne's Uncle Bob's cabin overlooking the north end of the lake and almost did not get up the hill with our front wheel drive SUV.
At the end of the week we drove to Sacramento and visited the State's train museum. Hunter and Gwen enjoyed running around and we included a picture of a dining car kitchen and table setting from the old days. Gwen got to cool her feet in an old town fountain.
At home we went to Chick-fil-a on their appreciation day when there were car lined down the street. Marianne had gone there before our trip where Batman was bringing the food to the tables.
When you look at Bear Lake facing north it has a very pretty turquoise color. We enjoyed going to the lake. We checked on our trees and they are looking good with Marianne's father watering them. We can see Marianne's parents' home from our lot and it is centered in the picture. The green farmland is very beautiful for us living in the city. We visited Marianne's Uncle Bob's cabin overlooking the north end of the lake and almost did not get up the hill with our front wheel drive SUV.
At the end of the week we drove to Sacramento and visited the State's train museum. Hunter and Gwen enjoyed running around and we included a picture of a dining car kitchen and table setting from the old days. Gwen got to cool her feet in an old town fountain.
At home we went to Chick-fil-a on their appreciation day when there were car lined down the street. Marianne had gone there before our trip where Batman was bringing the food to the tables.
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