Fun at UTC and More

From the skating rink we went to ride the train.  UTC has a lot of new attractions and makes it a fun place to bring the family.  Matt was a big hit with Keira and Eden and they went on the train with him.

 Next we went to the "Egg" which was amazing to me, large rattan eggs with comfy lining--how fun to have one of these in your back yard.

Eden is a "monkey see, monkey do" so when Keira starts sticking out her tongue so does she!

Now you can see how really nice they are inside.

Keira does pretty good at the hula hoop.  We ended up playing on some play equipment right in back of Macys and stayed there for a long time.  Keira made some friends and loved running around with them.  It was a fun afternoon!

On Wednesday I walked on the beach in the  morning.  So beautiful, I do miss the beach when I am away from it.

Then I met Camber. James, and Jimmy for at a Pizzeria and had wonderful pizza for lunch.

In the afternoon I dared to get in the Jacuzzi and had some fun conversations. 

Wednesday afternoon I stopped over to Linda's and Kristi, Brynn and Molly were there.  They had come down to see Frenchie.  I enjoyed playing with Brynn.  She is a very talkative and friendly girl.

Kristi looks as beautiful and calm as ever.

I have been following my no eating carbs all month and I think it shows.

Birthday Week in Carlsbad

Matt and I traveled to Carlsbad, Ca the week before my birthday as Maria had secured a week for us at a timeshare there!!!  It was wonderful.  We had a lovely kitchen and living room that looked out on the grounds and on to the ocean!  Matt had his own special privacy with a curtain that pulled across in back of the living room.  He had lots of space there.

           

I had a large bedroom with a lovely dressing table and large closets.  In between us was a fantastic bathroom.

The grounds were lovely with a great Jacuzzi outside that I used several times!!  And at the ocean end you could walk down the stairs, cross the driveway and go down more stairs to a beautiful beach that was clean and uncrowded!!

Every day we had someone else to eat with and somewhere to go.  On the first night Matt and I joined Maria in the Jacuzzi after having wonderful pot roast!!

The next morning Kelly invited to go get a pedicure and manicure with her.  At night I saw the movie "Selma" with Linda and Gary and then had wonderful grassfed? hamburgers at a new restaurant.

Saturday I went to Nordstroms with Sarah and Linda as Sarah shopped for a new dress for an upcoming dance.  I bought a new pair of jeans after seeing me in a mirror!  That night Matt and I had fish and chips with Maria in Oceanside.

On Sunday I went to church with the Pulsiphers and had a steak dinner after and then later I went to the parents of Johnny for his birthday party in University City.

  It was near where Richard and I lived when Johnny and Linda were babies.  Sue had her wonderful salad again plus all kinds of delicious food.  It was fun.  Johnny and his sister Michelle get the giggles together, it is so fun to watch.

Monday I saw "American Sniper" with James and had lunch.  And finally there was time to take a walk on the beach and then another movie with James "Black Hat"?--I did not like that one so much but we went to the movies all three times at the theaters with the lounge seat.  Very cool.

Tuesday, Matt and I met Meagan, Keira and Eden at UTC, our old shopping area between La Jolla and University City.  They have added a lot of things so it was a fun afternoon.  First we had lunch at the skating rink area.  I ate a fish taco.

And then we went to play!  More in the next blog.

 

Silver Gate, Yellowstone and Jackson Hole 2005

Steph asked us to add pictures to the Anderson Cabin Facebook page and it was then I

realized that the Silver Gate trip we took in 2005 were not in my published Blog book because I didn't start blogging until November 2005.  So here are some of the great pictures from that trip.

View from the Cabin window of the Amphitheater.

In Jackson Hole with Sarah, Linda and Tanner.

Beautiful view of the Amphitheater. Linda, Meagan, Mitch, Tanner and Sarah.

Mitch and Tanner try a little fishing.

Tanner in front of the Amphitheater.

Tanner, Linda, Mitch, Sarah, Meagan at the Canyon

Cafe where we eat our trout in Silvergate.

Waiting for Old Faithful.

It was a great trip!

Seattle, Ferry Boats and Victoria

Linda, Maria and I set out for another adventure--destination Victoria, British Columbia.  I was there 54 years ago so do not remember much.

Marjorie and her daughter Karen met us at the Seattle airport and took us to Pike Market--such gorgeous flowers, vegetables, fruit and fish.

 What a neat place.  We had a lot of fun just catching up also.  Sunshine in Seattle!

We caught the ferry the next morning and still lots of sunshine.

There was a breeze in Victoria but still lots of sunshine so we went directly to Buchart gardens in case we had rain the following days.

Butchart gardens were glorious with lots of bulbs in bloom--no roses, too early.

As it turned out, we only had rain one day so we took the boat cruise and saw all the charming house boats worth lots of money. 

 What a way to live.

 Then we caught the museum.
 While the girls took high tea one day

I caught the miniatures.  Inspired me to finish my Seven Dwarfs house--maybe this summer.

I love this picture of Maria and Linda showing their difference in straight and curly hair. My hair was never as straight as Linda's or as curly as Maria's...

The cherry blossom trees were magnificent in front of the hotel. 

And what a great hotel Maria arranged for us--it is wonderful traveling with Maria and Linda because I don't have to think at all, just enjoy. 

 Thanks, daughters, for another great trip.