We had six boxes of Dominoes
in our south clubhouse, but had
some missing from the two boxes
we used on April 1st, but we
turned out to be fooled!
After sorting the tiles from all
six, I found the missing parts!!!
Friend Mary moved to a different
park. After seeing her new home,
we took her to the airport on the 2nd.
Her flight to Minneapolis changed
three times after the flood.
Bob and our friend Irene at the St. Francis church festival on April 5th. The conjunto band in the
background is composed of students
from La Feria High School. Conjunto music
uses guitars and accordions only.
Headed to South Padre Island on the11th, so Bob could
ride his bike up the beach. We always check out the road
to tne north end of the island and discovered huge drifts
that had blocked the road during the latest storm.
We visited the newly remodeled Turtle hospital, heard a talk about the improvements,
checked on some of the turtles...this fish
didn't smile for the photo!
We watched the staff work with an injured turtle,
They even have an X-ray machine in the hospitalBob was hungry, so we stopped at the DQ. This bird was waiting for him to drop some crumbs.
Easter Sunday in VA....Sara spotted TJ Oshie at church. He played hockey for North Dakota and the Washington
Capitals, and RJ is a super-hockey player and fan. RJ
was embarrassed when Sara stopped to talk to TJ,
so TJ suggested they get a photo!
Trina and Tom had a couple extra "kids" for Easter-- Bernardo and Ellen's daughter Maria, and Ari's
boyfriend Eric besides exchange sutdent Lea.
We flew to Miami on the 19th to have Easter with Donna, some cousins, and a few of
Donna's friends. This was the brunch menu
at the restaurant in her condo building.
After brunch, we went to the baseball game at Alex Rodriguez field on campus.
The Canes won 12-2 against Georgia Tech.
Cousin Pat had Grampa Smith's desk that he brought over from Lebanon,
so he gave the desk to Donna.
Bob went bike riding on Monday, and I went to the pool. This little guy was the only
other "person" at the pool!
Video of the view from Donna's condo. Intercoastal
waterway on the right; Biscayne Bay on the left.
Empty pool below!
Cousin Rich and Carla and kids were at Easter
brunch, and they invited us to their home
for a Lebanese meal on Tuesday.
Chloe and Emma loved the Rice Krispie bars at the
brunch dessert table, and I discovered that they had
never made them at home. So, I brought the ingredients
and taught Emma how to make them. Chloe got home
from school in time to help with the finishing touches.
Doug, Sara, and kids arrived on Wednesday, and we
took a boat tour of Biscayne Bay.
We thought we were going on a pirate ship, but this
pirate was the only one there. He sat in the bar for
most of the trip until I hooked him for a photo.
Condos in this building on the Bay
are $7,000 per month!
This guide said this was P. Diddy's home.
We found "Margaritaville" while touring the Bay area after the boat tour.
The kids wanted to go snorkeling on Thursday--
this is "Doug the fish" in the water. :-)
While the kids were snorkeling, Bob and I took a brief guided tour to learn about the red, white, and black
mangrove trees. They are distinguished
by their leaves: "Red, red, pointed head," "Black,
black, fuzzy back," "White, white, sweet delight."
(the white leaf actually tastes sweet)
Aquaman!
Ready for the next adventure On Friday, the kids went to a zip-line park
through the trees. We opted out and took
a quick trip to Dadeland Mall with Donna.
After our dinner at the Lebanese restaurant
Friday night, we had a Jai Alai experience..
complete with entertaining drunks, and a
dance that got hats for Doug, Sara, and the kids.
We flew to Minneapolis on Saturday, went
to a coffee house with Ana and the girls on Sunday
after church, and then went to a lecture with Ana
at an Armenian church.
While we were traveling, Caiden and Jett
went to their prom in Iowa.
I asked Trina about Jett's weird hat...
turns out that's the Prom King's crown!
The post-prom party had a circus theme,
and Tom was the chief clown! Love it, Tom.
Jimmy and Kelly's gang on Easter. I picked this pic off Kelly's facebook page!
