In the morning, there was a bicycle parade in Thais and Lenin’s neighborhood. Carson pedaled all the way from his house to Auntie Leah’s. No one dared touch the handle to help him, either – he kept an eye on both of us!

It was less parade and more race around the block.

By the first corner, everyone was out of sight, Carson pedaled on. He made it all the way around!

In the afternoon, there was a barbecue at Leah and Jeff’s. All that pedaling made for a tired boy.

After getting her hair braided by an older cousin, Sophia tried to braid her mom’s hair. The attempt didn’t last nearly long enough.

While Avery was at his basketball camp at Jesuit High School,
Sophia and I went for a 4-mile bike ride on the American River Parkway.
In the afternoon, they went swimming at the racquet club. The big noodle is quite a hit. We need another one!
“Grandma, take my picture while I throw and catch the rocket when I jump into pool.”
“Grandma, take my picture when I do a backflip.”
“Grandma, rate us 1-10 on our cannonballs.” And practice taking action shots.

Today we went to the pool at the clubhouse where I live.

Right away it was time for some underwater photography. Sophia took these:
Avery took this one: