Saturday, August 11, 2007

TENTH Birthday Party!

My Grandsons Mom and Dad threw a SURPRISE TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY for him. As you can tell from the picture he was indeed surprised. His Mom baked from scratch a very scrumptious carrot cake that was a big hit with everyone. His Dad smoked some delicious baby back ribs. They were mouth-watering good. As I told him the best ribs I've ever eaten. They gave me some to take home and I ate them the night of the day I got home. They were still delicious.

Adam And His Buds

( Inspired by those fabulous ribs I bought some meat labeled "Tri-Tip-Strips" at my local totally-remodeled Ralph's. The day I cooked them I found some 2004 dry-rub marinade to cover them with and I soaked a couple of cups of hickory chips in some water. About half an hour after starting the briquet's I threw the water soaked chips on them, then put the grill on and laid the freshly rubbed strips on the heat. I had some second thoughts about using the 3 year old dry rub marinade but it tasted a lot better than it smelled. But after about 50 minutes of cooking/smoking I took the strips off the grill, sliced them thin and ate them. They were delicious! Not as good as Dave's babyback ribs but pretty darn close.)

Adam's Cousins
Lip-smacking good!

The Birthday Boy

Nick

Adam's favorite activity, Opening gifts

Friday, August 10, 2007

Fun Fishing Trip in the Sierras


Today we went to Mammoth Pool Reservoir for some fishing, eating lunch, sight-seeing, and relaxing. On the way home we got to stop by the Geographic Center Of California near North Fork, CA. It was a very nice trip and I enjoyed the whole day. Thanks Jack, Julie, Emily, and Madelyn for letting me tag along!

Mom almost goes in the drink

Geographic Center of California

Dad Gummed Wind! It got pretty windy in the afternoon. We had to keep an eye on the younger, lighter people to make sure they didn't blow away.

Monday, August 06, 2007

Today's A Deusy