’22 Jul: Reunion In Temecula – where the Heck is mom

Party Hearty

'22 Jul: Reunion In Temecula / July 13, 2022 July 14, 2022

Lona, who loves the sun.

Getting ready for a happy get-together in Temecula with the family. Remarkably we have so so many drop-outs, all for perfectly understandable reasons…we’re down to about half the number we could accommodate! And that half is going to have a fabulous time.

We sisters, Lona, Windy, and me, came down early to do The Shopping so we rented a smaller place for a couple nights for us to not have to rush, and for anyone who came in early.

On another yet tangentially related note, the internet has been so pleased with itself for a couple days with All James Webb Space Telescope All. The. Time. Cool stuff. They’re also doing side-by-sides with Hubble shots vs JWST of the same area. We’re learning something, and that’s always good.

With all the telescope news I wanted to take a picture too from the back yard of this place.

I’m quite ok with this one but Why didn’t I bring my tripod?!

JWST takes a picture of Jupiter

…and the cosmos.

We’re Here

'22 Jul: Reunion In Temecula / July 14, 2022 July 18, 2022

This is a photo from their website. Yes, it looks like this and is as fantastic as one might imagine from the picture. And I have SO many pictures, and we were SO busy, I’m hoping to put together the story between tonight and tomorrow.

So Much Fun

'22 Jul: Reunion In Temecula / July 15, 2022 July 20, 2022

Oh yes, many times a day we gathered here. Caleb, Trevor, Lona, Jeff, Travis. Lilly, Lucas, Cali, Anya, Windy.

The property is sited amidst a very large orange grove and we drank fresh OJ every morning from the family juicer Lilly brought. MMM!

The kind and sweet young people giving the enthusiastic old people a boost.

Farm implements left over from the olden days.

Water balloons, and a lot of ’em. They filled that basket 3 times!

…for hanging out…and S’MOREs of course. Cali, Anya.

All day and through the night various ones enjoy the HOT hot tub.
Lilly, Cali, Anya, Lucas, Travis, Christa, Trevor, Caleb, Lona seated.

Some pictures of the property from their website.

Wow Even More Fun

'22 Jul: Reunion In Temecula / July 16, 2022 July 20, 2022

We are The Great Aunts! Windy put together two delightful quizzes, and prizes for us to do during Show Time.

A morning pool time before we leave for the lake. I don’t remember when it started but at one point word games became The Thing to do in the pool. Word games and Cornhole, but I don’t have any pictures.

We’re off to the lake. Which reminds me to mention how often Anya drove Cali and Lilly to do our chores. I didn’t leave the place even once for a chore. They picked up food to-go and they went to the store and I don’t remember what else. Cool, thanks Anya!

Cali, Lilly, Anya…then Lucas and I took a turn. When I was driving I took us around and around both tall shooting fountains so we could catch the mist.

Lona took the picture of Caleb, Trevor, Travis, Christa, Windy.

The seniors pedaling while Travis drives.

Everyone who wanted to got to fly a kite and they were good kites too.
I got one to fly so long I got tired before the kite quit.

After dinner

IT’S SHOW TIME!

Lucas tries to teach us a magic trick. Lilly, Anya, Cali performing an awesome song and dance routine. Caleb has a fire story. Christa tells some doctor jokes and reenacts an exciting delivery. Darryl shows us how to snap in two rhythms while Angela stands on her head. Travis shows us a yarn trick he learned from Great Grams. FABULOUS! (Lona’s pictures.)

After which, of course, there’s the pool, the hot tub, the fire, and s’Mores. I, however, am asleep.