Ramiro & Mikayla Visit

Ramiro is Sone Esparza’s youngest son.  His daughter, Mikayla was on spring break so he also took the week off.  They decided to come to San Antonio for a few days.  He called us on Wednesday that he would like for us to meet them for breakfast at Mi Tierra for breakfast.  We did and had a very nice visit. I only took a couple of pictures.

I do not know what I did to my phone but I could only take B & W pictures!    Here is Ramiro and Mikayla as we ate breakfast.  Mikayla is 10 years old and she is a 5th grader.

We enjoyed the musicians……

After breakfast, we headed home as Manuel was not feeling well.  They went on and began their touring.  He later sent me a picture of Mikayla as they are ready to take the carriage tour.

Thank you Ramiro and Mikayla for visiting with us. 

Batch of Pictures of Trip

The Spring Break vacation ended on Friday night when they returned to San Antonio.  On Saturday, Manuel and the girls came over to visit all afternoon.  Manuel Sr. had not been feeling well for the last couple of weeks and as you can imagine, seeing them made his day and of course Mine, too.  These two little girls are the most wonderful granddaughters that anyone can ask for.  Anyway, they were so excited about their trip and had so many pictures on their phone to share.  I will post some, as they had a bunch of pictures.

A little more of Washington D.C.

Walking toward the Jefferson Memorial     The Washington Monument under construction                                              

            

View of The Mall from The US Capitol       The Martin Luther King Monument

  

More of the sights while in Atlanta, Georgia.  They really like Atlanta!

Manuel, Arianna and Larissa pose with the Coca Coal Polar Bear!

  

I did not know that Coca Cola was founded in Atlanta.  They tasted Coke as it is made different in each country.

The Georgia Aquarium was greatly enjoyed by all.

These are garden eel                                   An Amber Jelly Fish

  

  

Grandpa’s favorite Cowboy, John Wayne.   Rosa Parks, had something to do with inventing a/c

  

This was a wonderful trip and so many memories were created.  They were full of stories to tell.

Atlanta, Georgia

They arrived in Atlanta at about noon.  Got their room, unloaded and headed to have a good breakfast and drive around a little bit. Lari’s breakfast looks delicious…

On to LEGOLAND Discovery Center where they spent 4 hours.  They had a great time here.

By this time, it was time to eat again.  They had dinner.  Lari ordered Jambalaya. 

Tomorrow, they will take a city tour…..More to come!

More Pics

These pics are the ones Lari sent me before they left Washington DC.

The White House….                                     The U.S. Capitol….

    

$1 Million in $10 bills……                               The Potomac River with the Washington Monument in the far right

    

Tomorrow morning, we will leave early and head to Atlanta, Georgia.

Tour on The BB (Big Bus)

The Girls woke up early again to take the early tour on the Washington DC Big Bus.  This is a double decker tour bus.

The first stop was at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  This monument is in dedication to the services of an unidentified soldier, Marine, Airman or Sailor an to the common memories of all soldiers killed in any war.

High atop the hill, you can see the mall and the Arlington National Cemetery.

Next stop was at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC.  Construction of this building was begun in 1793.  President George Washington selected this area in 1791 for the building of the Capitol. 

Next stop was the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. 

     

Then they visited the Abraham Lincoln Memorial.  Another very interesting sight.

After the tour, on to have some dinner at this restaurant.  Arianna ordered her favorite, salmon!

Today was an awesome day.  The girls really enjoyed the sights of Washington DC.

Until next time!

More of D.C.

The Girls woke up early this morning to have breakfast and on to do some touring.  It is a bit cold out today.  It is in the 50’s.

Larissa and Arianna pose in front of the White House.

They walk the area and pose in front of this police officer patrolling the area on horseback.

Next they visited the Department of Treasury/U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.  Here they show how U.S. paper currency is printed, staked, cut and examined for defects.  They do not produce coins here.  This was a very interesting place to tour.

Today, they also visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.  They spent the day around the  National Mall in Washington DC.  They enjoyed dinner at Pot Belly Restaurant which Lari said was delicious.

They have enjoyed this trip so much. 

On To Washington D.C.

It has been wonderful that Lari has texted me all along this trip.  Having her own phone has made it awesome.  I have to tell you what she told me when I asked her if she had checked the pictures I posted on the blog.  She said, “Yes, Grandma, but you need to work on your sentences”.  I thought this was so funny.  I can see her point, though.  I am used to posting my pictures with very little wording and this is not proper.  They are incomplete sentences. 

On The Road Again!

Lari says they came in from The Grand Ole Opry at 12:30 and had to get up at about 4:30 am to be on the road by 6:00 am.  She took this picture of this beautiful flower arrangement at the hotel lobby.  Then later, she took a picture of the mountains as they drove through Virginia.  She says there are a lot of beautiful mountains.  She is enjoying the scenery while her Sis, Ari is sleeping. 

  

They arrived in Washington D.C.  by 6 pm and headed to drive by some of the sights they will be visiting during the week.  The White House  and  The Smithsonian…

  

They headed to the hotel for some rest as they will start their day early tomorrow.

Much more to come!

The Girls on Spring Break 2014

The pictures I am posting are pictures that Lari is taking while they are on their Spring Vacation.  They had invited us to go on this trip with them but since we are so near in closing on our new home and the broken collar bone problems I am having we could not go.

They headed out yesterday after school and their destination is Washington D.C.  I told her to email me pictures so I could create this blog post for her and Arianna. 

This morning she emailed me the first pictures from their stay at the Gaylord Hotel in Nashville, TN.  They are excited to be on this trip.  This hotel is just beautiful!  We had an opportunity to stay at this hotel, while we were in the Nashville area a few years ago, Manuel Jr. was having a conference here and we came to visit him here. 

Lari says this picture was taken from the balcony of their room.  Lari sitting out in the balcony. 

  

Arianna as they are walking the hotel atrium. I questioned their shorts & short sleeves and they say it is in the 70’s.  Now is she like Grandma?!!  Taking pics of their food…. They are at Starz

  

Lari says, “One of the many beautiful things we have seen”.

Lari says “an awesome waterfall”.  (this is a video)  Oops!  could not download video.

I will continue to post pics as I get them.  Have an awesome time!  Love You All & Miss You All!

More of Nashville, Tennessee.  Downtown Nashville checking out the sights.  Lari and Ari pose in front of this huge yellow guitar.  Lari by the red guitar…

  

Lari says, “This water fall reminds me of the one at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.”

There is a boat ride that takes you all along the Gaylord Hotel.  A huge fountain.

  

A Book Wagon they saw along their walk.

More of our walk….                                   Now we are ready for the show at the Grand Ole Opry!!

  

More to come!