Pictures from Mother's Day (At Paramount Ranch)

We had a really nice Mother's Day yesturday. I took a ton of pictures with my new camera and wanted to share Paramount Ranch with you all. We don't post that many pictures of this part of California on PT. Its really pretty there.

Its owned by the city of malibu and is named after the studios. They filmed "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" there, along with some other shows/movies.

Here's a little tour...

Parking lot:
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My mom and brother, in the parking lot:
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Other side of parking lot..and hills:
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Bridge enterance:
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Water under bridge...is this called a creek?? Or a stream??
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Other side of the bridge:
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The facades:
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More coming...those were all facades...neat, huh?

More facades, including a stable:
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Shack type thingy...
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More coming... :)

Train station...with my family posing. (Krista, Kevin, mom, Jerry)
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Me and Jerry (step-dad)...
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Back to before that shack thingy...this is the bridge that's in front...with water...a stream??
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There were tadpoles in that water!! (black specks)
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Circling back, to a grassy area where we had our picnic:
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Bridge to picnic/grassy area:
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Our picnic:
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Kevin and Krista:
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My mom and Jerry:
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Area behind our picnic:
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I love, love, love my step-dad!! We both decided to lay and look up at the clouds...and then take pictures. hee hee
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The Oak tree above us...and the sun and clouds...
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Still more coming... hee hee :)

Oak tree...
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A thistle:
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Wild roses:
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Cute dog:
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Going back to the car for another adventure! ;)
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As we were leaving, we saw horses!!
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More coming... ;)

What gorgeous pics! Looks like a fun day for everyone.

Your family is just too cute! :)
(As is that Roxy purse! ;) )

Next stop was to get some flowers and visit my grandmother's grave.

Here are a few pictures...
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"Hi, grandma, hi, grandpa!" :)

Then we went to dinner at Rosti....its gorgeous at "The Promenade"...a shopping center with nice shopping, food and movies.
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It was also my parent's 5th wedding anniversary on Sunday. We went to the movies and then I had them pose in front of the fountain:
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Me and mom....
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It was such a nice day!! Happy Mother's Day, mom!!!

Kelly what GORGEOUS pictures!!! The scenery is awesome, the facades and such are so neat, and your family is precious!!!
Thanks so much for sharing!!!

Love,
Kim:D

great pics Kelly!!!

Those are great pictures, Kelly! I love good nature pics so much! Please post some more, if you have any!

Great pics I just love thistles!!they are soo pretty. Glad your Mom had a good Mother's day/anniversary.

Awesome pictures Kelly. I am so jealous.

Kelly, what a great way to spend the day with your Mom for Mother's Day.

Don't you just love the oak trees that we have in California?

I hate it when there is a new development and we cut down those trees.

Thanks for sharing a wonderful day with us.

Kelly, thanks for sharing your wonderful Mother's Day with us. Those pictures are fabulous and what good-looking family you have.

Thanks for sharing your Mother's Day with us, Kelly :)
It looks like you all had a great time :D

Beautiful pictures!! It looks like you all had a lot of fun. You have a beautiful family.:D

The water under the bridge is a creek, Kelly. Or, depending on what part of the country you're from, it could be a crick. Stream, what's that? Must be California lingo for creek. ;) :D However, seeing as this place is supposed to be portraying the old West, creek or crick is most appropo. ;)

Is Krista your sister or your brother's girlfriend? Just curious because if she's your sister, then you're all "K's." In our family we're all "D's." Daniel, Debra, Dennis. :)

Looks like you had a perfectly lovely day with your family. :D

Krista is his girlfriend, but yes, totally appropriate. Our family was Kathleen, Cliff, Kevin and Kelly. ;)

Yes, I think a creek would it. You've never heard of a stream? Hmm...I never knew we had words other people didn't have...interesting. :)

Beautiful pictures!!! LOL! Is stream just a Californian word? I never knew that! :p I would probably call that a small stream.

What a gorgeous day! I'm sure your mom was beside herself with happiness.

Gosh, your brother is a "looker" ;) his gal is pretty too. :p

;) Thanks, Kay! I think so too!!! :)