CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Omg! They were good. The cucumber sauce was the best. I know what's it's called but I don't know how to spell it and I'm too lazy to look it up. Tzatziki Sauce? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Tzatziki Sauce?That sounds like the sauce. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Ok Saturday night we grilled out and my. DD helped as usual, she's a big help in the kitchen and I love when she helps it's our special thing. DW cleaned of our deck and outside dining table and we enjoyed a great family dinner. And of course Sundays family church day so I'm sorry to make y'all wait for an update. We left of having lunch at the Mad Greek Cafe and when we finished we headed to Barstow. We checked into our hotel, changed and went to mom's house to surprise her. And boy did we. My brother distracted her while we joined the party in the backyard. She walked outside and we were sitting there. She was so surprised. We DW caught her expression. That's my Mom, older sister all the way to the left, my niece next to her, and one of my baby brothers on the right. I love her expression. Here's a picture of mom with our DS and DD right after the surprise. My mom hates to smile in pictures. I don't know why but it's weird. Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 We had a wonderful time and there was tons of food. Sorry I didn't do that great at taking pictures of the food. But it was awesome. I did get a few. Here an little snack of cucumbers with a little chili powder sprinkled on it. Simple but refreshing and delicious. And a great German wheat bock beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Love the surprised look on your mom's face. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Here's what was on the grill. They call it Ranchero Steak. It looked like a whole flank steak. It was delicious and went great with some tomatillo salsa and tortillas. If your not a carnivore you might not want to look at the next picture. This is what I had for dinner. I think there were side dishes but I ate meat and tortillas only. And a whole lot of meat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Yummmm!!!! Looks like ya'll are having a great trip! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm not going to make you look at all the pictures of moms b-day but just a few of my favorites. Mom, family, and some of her friends. I always think my family looks like the main hall at the United Nations. We have such a diverse family. I love it and I'm so glad our kids get to have blood family members from so many different ethnic groups. I wish Lou read TRs. My aunt, dad's sister was there and I asked her to write down as much family history as she could remember. As it turns out my great grandmother (Puerto Rican dad's grandmother) is from the Canary Islands. She couldn't remember her maiden name but she thought it was Cotto or that was her married name. I love my aunt but she does sometimes get the facts mixed up. Long story short. Lou might be my distant cousin. LolSee the guy behind the stainless steel table? That's actually a flat top grill. Normally one of us boys grills out, but we hired this guy to cook for us so we could just enjoy each other's company. Here's a close up. He made several home made salsas and what most of you might know as "taco truck" tacos. It was some of the best authentic Mexican food I've had in a while. My DD got to go swimming with a whole bunch of her California cousins. One last picture of my beautiful mom and beautiful DW. We stayed two nights and had a great time. On Monday we met mom and 3 of our nieces for breakfast before we left and drove to DTD at Disneyland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Ok. One last pood forn picture for DIT. DS had chicken and waffles at IHOP. He said it was really good but he didn't share. I wouldn't have shared either. Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Love the surprised look on your mom's face.It was priceless. I'm so glad we were able to be there to share her 75th b-day with her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Yummmm!!!! Looks like ya'll are having a great trip!I wish I could tell you how good it was. We had an awesome time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Tomorrow we visit DTD at Disneyland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Tomorrow we visit DTD at Disneyland.Yeah!! That is so nice you were able to be out there for your mom's birthday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Looks like a great time!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm in. Middle of page 4 bragging rights. Great trip so far. Can't wait to hear about the rest of it. Looks like I'm just in time for Disneyland! TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Looks like a great time with your beautiful family. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 The pood forn looks good.Disneyland! Looking forward to it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kahuna aka John 71 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Those photos of the steaks had me drooling... What a great party... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Looks like a great time!!!!!!It was. Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm in.Middle of page 4 bragging rights.Great trip so far.Can't wait to hear about the rest of it.Looks like I'm just in time for Disneyland!TCDGlad you made it. Page 4 is the new page 1Hopefully I'll be able to get to Disney tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Looks like a great time with your beautiful family.Thanks. They get their good looks from me. And their humility. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 The pood forn looks good.Disneyland! Looking forward to itFood was awesome. It think I might have some food picks from DTD. Stick around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Those photos of the steaks had me drooling... What a great party...Let me tell you about those steaks. They were made by my lil brothers friends. He's 1/2 Syrian and half Argentinian. He marinated them in port wine and fresh herbs. You could cut it with a plastic fork. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Mmmm, love chicken and waffles. I'd love to find that German beer.....I really like a good bock. Love that you surprised your Mom. That's a lifetime memory for all involved. I love taco trucks. To have it in your backyard would be awesome. Looking forward to Disneyland pics. We actually might be going there summer 2015, so I'm really paying attention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Mmmm, love chicken and waffles.I'd love to find that German beer.....I really like a good bock. Love that you surprised your Mom. That's a lifetime memory for all involved. I love taco trucks. To have it in your backyard would be awesome. Looking forward to Disneyland pics. We actually might be going there summer 2015, so I'm really paying attention.Pix from Disneyland coming up. You might be a little disappointed. But I hope not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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