Good morning…it’s a lovely day….the sun is shining, the birds are singing and all the foliage is in full spring bloom.  Bright pink, fuchsia, lavender, red and every color of green you can imagine. We have clear blue skies for the afternoon party. Yea!!
The hotel has breakfast included and the boys are loving it! Waffles, Fruit Loops, juice, biscuits and gravy and an assortment of danishes and bagels…..much more enticing than what I offer at home. It’s good to be on “Vacation”.
We had a lot of fun with Grandpa yesterday. He treated us to the Train Museum in Old Town and we all enjoyed seeing all of the old trains. The older private cabins were amazing, and the fact that the meals were cooked and served by one chef and three waiters is almost inconceivable in the day of prepared food and microwaves. The dishes/ china were gorgeous…different designs for different routes…one of my favorites was the “Rocky Mountain” design…complete with a slight shadow of a mountain goat!
We had lunch and then headed over to my other mom’s houseboat to fish. The lines  went in and the boys held the poles for about 5 minutes. They were distracted by my sister and her fun hubby….the kids tried “Sneak attacks” on said sister and brother-in-law with water weapons and bean bags. They boys were wearing life vests at all times because the Sacramento river is running really high and very fast.  We didn’t catch any fish, but we had good conversation and the kids got worn out. The youngest fell asleep on the way to Grandma’s and slept for over three hours. Thank you Auntie S and Uncle M!!!
We spent some time with Grandma and the oldest helped set tables for today’s party while hubby andI went to pick up a purse that was left behind at party #1.Â
We got back to the hotel..threw some dinner in the oven, took the boys for a night swim and then all headed to bed.
We are looking forward to today’s event. There will be over 75 people and the kids are related to 3/4 of them…lots and lots of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cousins. The Native American relatives are of special interest to our oldest since that is currently the unit of study  in 3rd grade.
We are off for a morning swim and perhaps to see one of my husbands childhood friends that lives close by.
God Bless
LLF