Tim, Karen, Grace & Taylor Kapadia

Monday, October 15, 2012

The Smashing Pumpkins

I got to see the Smashing Pumpkins live at the Gibson Amphitheater. They were one of my favorite bands in college. Yeah, Billy Corgan is a little older and chubbier and the entire crowd was in their mid 30's but aren't we all. It was a great time.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Taylor is 4!

We celebrated Taylor's 4th Birthday with a HOT WHEELS theme. Notice the road around the perimeter of the yard complete with double yellow lines leading to each of the 7 activity stations led by APU School of Education students. Karen baked and decorated a beautiful gluten free cake especially for Taylor. Check out the details on the Apple Beetles with Grape Tires and the Carrot/Celery Cart Racers. We topped of the day with a fun Hot Wheels Race Tournament. 16 cars with one winner. The kids were able to pick any car the wanted from the Wall-O-Cars. Maddie took home the prize for the Consolation Round winner, while Luke won the Grand Prize. It was a great day and a fun way to celebrate Taylor's big day.

The Finish Line

The Tournament Board

The Wall-O-Cars. Taylor picked the Brown Van
with the oversized gold wheels

The Food Suite

The Road the Glory

Apple Beetles with Grape Tires

Carrot Cart Racers

The Pit Stop

Watermelon Hot Wheels

The Winners

The Pit Crew

The Cheerleaders

Thursday, September 27, 2012

A fun night at the L.A. County Fair...

Gracie feeding a Texas Longhorn Calf

Taylor was called onto stage to feed this lamb

Papa and Taylor in front of a antique tractor

Taylor making rope

Taylor took this picture near the Zonkey and the Zorse

Howdy

That's a lot of legless turkeys

A pretty farmer

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

#3

Gracie lost tooth #3 today at school

2011 Cardinals World Series Ring

My good friend let me try on his World Series Ring

The kid loves the ice cream...

Taylor enjoying some Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Ice Cream from Handel's in Upland

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Met "Hatte"...

Got to meet Scott Hatteberg tonight in the pressbox during he A's/Angels Series. Scott was the former teammate of my college outfield coach Bobby Lee. He was also a key character in the book and movie "Moneyball" based on the creation of the mid 2000's Oakland A's franchise.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Taylor's 1st Day of Pre-School...

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Gracie's First Day of the Second Grade

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Taylor with GGPa's Bronze Star from World War II

The Bronze Star is a U.S. Armed Forces individual military decoration that is awarded for bravery or acts of merit. It's the 4th highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces. He was a member of the 75th Infantry Division during World War II in the European Theater.