This was the second year Sophia and Gia put on a golf tournament to support Along Comes Hope, the charity Sophia chose for her 8th grade Arrupe project at St Ignatius. This year the 9-hole scramble was at Campus Commons. Gia’s grandma and I were in charge of selling raffle tickets.

Leo, Charlie, Matt, Jeff. Charlie and Matt are friends and League Cycling Instructors. Jeff is married to Lenin’s sister. Matt was a surprise to see.

After the golf tournament, I went to Carson’s championship Little League game.

Although the Marlins lost, Carson did quite well. He pitched the final three innings and no additional runs scored.

The River Park All Stars played on Sunday and lost. I think the season is over. And, Avery debuted his summer hair style, a 4-hour Friday project with Sophia’s help.

I picked up Carson from school on Wednesday. Sophia was washing her vehicle and Avery was helping until we pulled up.

Then he got out one bike after another to show me how he’d improved popping a wheelie.

Avery graduated from St Ignatius this morning.

We went to Mass before graduation.

Congratulations Avery on your achievements: Salutatorian, academic honors for a 4.0 gpa, science award for 6th-8th grade highest gpa, male athlete of the year, and Xavier Award for the student who best embodies the ideals of the school’s ideals of academic competence, leadership, compassionate service, a commitment to being a “person for others”.

Lunch afterwards at Mikuni. Our group was so big, we had to split into two groups. I was lucky to get to sit at the kids table.

The final championship game. Carson’s Marlins are #1.

To protect the lead, the Closer came in for the final two innings. Reliable.

Next: All Stars.

Dinner at Leah and Jeff’s on Sunday evening.

Leo, Sophia, Carson, Thais, Brooklyn, Avery, Lauren, Wylie:

Fun day. Breakfast at Thais and Lenin’s. Carson holding Tetsuko. All the chickens have “old lady names”. Tetsuko is an old-lady name in Japan.

After breakfast, we went to Ciavarella Park. All the moms were honored before the game began.

Carson hit an inside-the-park home run.

Safe!

With a 6-4 lead in the 6th inning, the Closer came in to finish it off.

This was a win in the championship playoffs. All Stars comes next.

Christian Brothers prom was Saturday evening at the Sheraton downtown. Apparently going to the State Capitol and the surrounding gardens is the thing to do these days to take before-prom pictures. With at least three other high schools having their proms tonight, there were hundreds of well-dressed teens along with family members taking LOTS of pictures.

Jeremiah and Sophia:

at St Michael’s.

The last home game of the season so the 8th graders were honored.

Carson pitched to a good friend from school, Zane.