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Charming in California


This summer, my 11 year old went on her "Grandma Trip"
along with her 12 year old cousin.
Each of the grandchildren (11 so far, 2 more to go)
gets to choose where to go.
My niece got bold and asked for San Francisco.
My dad suggested to my mom that she make it a double
and take my daughter, too.

(I am jealous. I grew up in San Francisco,
from ages 7-13, in the 1970's.
When I was a child, we visited the City often,
as well as the magnificent redwood and sequoia trees
in the national and state parks.)

Back to the summer of 2012:
My daughter and niece collected charms along the way.
(Some of the charms above are from
adventures here in Florida, too!)

Memories to last a lifetime.

What a charming summer for
two charming girls and one amazing Grandma. Note: this is a follow-up to a brief Charming post on my  blog ww.comewearymoms.blogspot.com
Posted by Virginia Knowles at 3:32 PM Labels: God's Good Creation, Making Memories, My Children, My Parents ~ My Childhood, Photographs Our Whole Clan Subscribe by a Blog Reader Virginia Knowles Read Blog by Category Blog Archive by Year and Month