Compliments to the adults coaching Avery’s team. There are usually 4 adults working with the boys at every practice.
Look who’s walking! Avery rearranged the pieces over and over
to find the best crash path for the car.
Monthly Archives: April 2017
House update
Things are coming along. Tile floors and countertops are in.
The backsplash was being grouted:
Meanwhile, Phyl and I went furniture shopping with a stop at Buckhorn BBQ for lunch.
Masters Party in PV
I snuck out of church early to drive up to Penn Valley to Maria and Tim’s house. Eyes generally on the final round of the golf tournament – there was $$$ on the line!
Maria and Val – Val recently sold her Rio Linda house and bought one in Lake Wildwood, a few miles from Maria and Tim.
There’s Sergio Garcia in the upper left corner and Tim with newest grandson, Liam:
When the party wound down, it was time to walk up the cart path to the new clubhouse.
It was a great party, Maria! And thank you Val for letting me spend the night at your house!
Palm Sunday
Leone does a great job of taking pictures, then printing and creating photo bulletin boards of events in the hallway.
Everyone gathers in the courtyard:
Rita, Gabby, and Vi:
but then I snuck out a bit early to …
SRTS in SJUSD
Tuesday at Whitney Ave Elementary:
Friday at Starr King:
Sophia’s 8th birthday
Carson is walking!
Notice Avery’s fox-like position, staring at the candles. Sophia told him repeatedly that she wanted to blow out her candles ALL by herself.
All the cousins:
The song is sung:
“Grandma. Help!”
Tee-ball practice
While waiting for their turn to be coached at the plate, Avery and teammate pretended to use the bats as many other things:
Volunteers’ dinner
All the volunteers for Party Pardee were invited to New Roma Pizza as a thank-you from Bike Hikers.
Another fun get-together. Very good pizza. And it’s nice to be appreciated.
The co-chairs of Party Pardee, Becky and Joyce:
A shorter podium and better backlighting is needed next year. Right, Becky?
Party Pardee
I spent last night at Becky and Rick’s house which is about halfway between E Nicolaus and Ione where Party Pardee begins and ends. This event, its 25th year, is put on by Bike Hikers and is the first big ride of the season. There were 1258 riders and 216 volunteers. I was up at 4:30 this morning and at Rest Stop #1 by 6:30. We were located in the large parking lot of a church with a view of Lake Camanche in the distance. 
Bike racks and lots of porta-potties.
Tents and tables were set up then the fruit-cutting began.
By 8 am, we were ready for the first riders.
Great music at our rest stop.
At our most crowded time:
By 11:30, most of the riders on the short route had come through our rest stop. We were down to one table of food! Time to pack up and clean up!
SAG picked up those riders who couldn’t make it.
The last to go in – bags of trash. Whew! Done. What a great day. Everyone seemed to have lots of fun.
But we’re not done yet. Back in Ione at Howard Park, lunch was being served.
Chicken fajitas.
Happy volunteers:
Outside there were 30 or so vendors:
Gina Silvernale, fellow LCI and friend:
What a tremendously successful event. Good job Bike Hikers!
And remember:
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