Horse Pickers

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These two steely-eyed young women turned out to be pretty amazing at picking winners during a trip to the horse races at Del Mar.  The two grand girls are visiting for a week while  Mom and Dad are relaxing on a much-needed adult getaway so Kongo got to play.  Mrs. Kongo provided the fashion accessories.

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Splash

_MG_7207All buffed up from summer swimming classes in LA, the grand girls arrived on the train yesterday to spend the weekend with Kongo.  There wasn’t a lot on the agenda except to play in the pool, cavort with all the monkeys in the house, break out the doll house, watch abut 50 episodes of “My Little Pony” on Netflicks, and eat barbecue.  What else could two four and five year olds want in life?  Above the five year old leaps from the edge of the jacuzzi into the deep end of the pool.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Resolve

This week’s photo challenge is resolve.  Here an “almost five” granddaughter, part of the Dolphin Group swimming class,  is resolved to make the jump from the high diving board.  After serious contemplation, she did make the jump but when asked if she was going to do it again she shook her head no and headed for the lower board. Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Resolve