GRAND Magazine - September/October 2008 - (Page 60)

reunions legoland’s beetle bounce ride launches lorna adams, summer adams, donie and Ken stone 15 feet straight up! Above: think it’ll be a breeze getting the kids out of la Costa’s three new pools, three waterslides, a waterplay zone and the splash Cafe? good luck with that. Double he Der a visit to legoland with a la Costa kicker by Wendy irvine A Above: this is the life! elegant/casual/kids-welcome patio dining at the legends bistro, la Costa resort & spa. 60 GRAND SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2008 fter a lifetime of building a business and raising two daughters in Carmichael, California, a suburb shouldering Sacramento, Donie and Ken Stone, married 50 years, filled their retirement agenda with nothing but the de rigueur kitchen remodel, plenty of tennis and, of course, lots and lots of travel. No continent, or cruise line, was safe: China, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and many cruises to boot. Their suitcases, and their lives, were packed. You know what happens next: First, granddaughter Julia arrived, thanks to the couple’s younger daughter; and five years later, Summer stole the show, courtesy of their older. If the granddaughters didn’t replace the Stones’ passion for travel, they certainly kicked it down the totem pole. “Grandkids change so quickly in the years between 1 and 3. We didn’t want to miss anything,” says Ken. “One time, I snuck in a cruise and lied to Donie and said that it was just one week long— otherwise she wouldn’t go. The cruise was a week longer than I had said.” Mid-trip Donie caught on to Ken’s fudge and phoned Julia.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of GRAND Magazine - September/October 2008

Grand Magazine- September/October 2008
Grand View:�Priceless
Contents
Isn't it Grand?: Picture Perfect
Winners!: GRANDparent of the Year
Grand Central
Toddler Town:�Grand-proofing
Ask Grand:�Two Tired
Tips on Teens: The Bar Mitzvah Trips
Just So We Know:�BPA Not Our BFF
Full House-Full Heart-Full Time:�Confessions of a Backyard Grand
Grandbloggers: It Takes a Village
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Family + Food = Fun
On the Cover: Nora Roberts A Fine Romance
Everything Was Fine Until You Showed Up
Happy Big Sister Day
Looking Grand:�Elementary, My Dear
All in the Family:�Pasta, Present and Future
Reunions:�Doubleheader
Inspirations:�Grandpa's Violin
Grand Bazaar
More to the Story
Grand Finale:�Long Ago Under the Sun

GRAND Magazine - September/October 2008