Thursday, July 04, 2013

June US Trip - Part 2 (More of the Cape)


 Here are more shots of our time at the Cape

 Sage acting it up right in the shackles at one of his favorite places: Pirate's Cove Mini Golf.
He still has his tattoo as of July 4th! (and he shows it to everyone).


 Loving golf and knowing how to do it are two very different things.....


 Hanging out with the Captain...




 Sage decided to just forgo the club and kept trying to roll/throw/pitch it in (much to the chagrin of Ethan, who was determined to make par)


 Good plop, Sage....sigh...


 Dad had more fun here helping Sage reach the pedals (and watching him crash)


 A true boys day excursion - we just basically walked up, knocked and asked if we could tour around.  They opened the bay doors for us and we went along looking at all the cool trucks...


 Doing some climbing...


 Why is this see-saw off balance?


 A whole slew of relatives in this one....


 Grampa 'trying' to relax


 V enjoying the deer,


 While Sage was fascinated by this guy....


 The peacock was cool though





 Busy at play


 The Matriarch presiding over her tea ceremony...


 Grampa bonding with Lex


 Now he is telling her about the facts of life...


 ...but she isn't buying it...


 The 'herp derp' look in the kitchen


 Ok, you can laugh now....


Most of the clan in this one!


 Dunno if Grampa is tasting Lex's drink or was just secretly sipping it all along....


 Sage and his Big Blue Pool


 Learning about waves and undertow...


 2 Princesses at play.....


 Holding hands for ...


 ...Ring around the Rosey!
(which they loved)


Nice family shot!


June Trip - Part 3 (The Volcano Cake!)


FINALLY!  Sage was waiting for about half a year to have his volcano cake that Gramma promised to make for him.  Every time it was mentioned leading up to the trip, he was excited and he occasionally asked about it at random times for many months.  So, here we are finally getting to the nitty gritty!

Thanx for Gramma making a great cake with Sage's help!


 But first we need to make dino cookies - very important...


 "Ok, no problem!" 
(this was and is a common phrase for Sage)


 Intent and focused


 The action begins


 A natural baker


 Pleased with his work!


 Gramma helping find the best spaces


 Mmm, feels good, too


 Pat a cake...


 Clapping to himself


 Whazu doin, gramma?
(another common phrase)


 Looks like a pro


 Now the icing


 Getting ready for more decorations


 Pile it on!


 These are the ones I made!


 Yeah!  'I' did it!


 Oooo...drum roll please - now onto the volcano cake itself!


 Making the lava - tricky business
 

 Don't bother me, I'm busy!


 A little taste test 
(Dad needed a few spoonfuls to make sure it really was alright)


 Mmmm, just look at that handiwork!


 Wow!


 Some flavor for grass and dinos around the volcano


 Now we are ready!


 Happy 4th birthday, Sage!


 The volcano erupts...
...Sage is speechless


 Yum - all the way through!


 Dinos in lava make for a great snack


 Yum!


And in addition to the volcano cake, Gramma made Sage a set of 4 dino Babums to take home.  Yeah!