While Sophia played volleyball in Roseville, Carson #1

and Avery – catching the ball – played their final flag football games.

Carson will now focus on Little League baseball. Avery will play volleyball, golf, and do track & field for the next few months. Sophia will continue with club volleyball. Busy family.

My usual day to pick up Carson and Avery is Thursday but there was a sick child for Wednesday’s carpool driver. I was able to step in and pick up Carson, Avery, and two nearby neighbors. We had just 15 minutes at home before we needed to leave for Avery’s first basketball playoff game. A few minutes to do homework.

Although encouraged to eat his snack in the car, Carson chose a different solution:

Avery #10 on defense. What a good game against St John the Evangelist.

Saturday. Carson at Upward basketball playing defense:

Sunday. Avery #3 at Buzzardball:

Carson #1 quarterbacking for flag football:

Carson #1 played in the morning:

Charlie kept me company during our lunch break at home.

Avery #23 played in the afternoon.

Thais and Sophia were at an out-of-town volleyball tournament for the weekend, Lenin played golf, and I was thrilled to step in and help out.

from my bike and me:

On Monday, Maria and Tim drove down from Penn Valley and spent the night. We went to Oshima Sushi for dinner.

On Tuesday morning, I drove them to the airport. They are flying to Puerto Vallarta for a golfing vacation.

On Valentine’s Day, I got these cute postcards at a May is Bike Month meeting at SMUD Headquarters (next post).

Last Monday I dropped off a birthday gift for Carson at about 4:30. When I said “So now you’re 8 years old,” he responded, “Not until 5:30.” LOL. Today, after I picked the boys up from school, he showed me a finished Lego project.

“Grandma, wait!” and he ran off to get a football jersey. “You should tell all your friends …”

Do you mean all the people who read my blog?

“Yes. Tell all your friends who like the Kansas City Chiefs that the 49ers are better.”

You have been duly informed.

I went to Carson’s game at Jesuit on Sunday morning.

The sports-filled day went on, but I went home to watch football. Go Niners.

Sophia played in a volleyball tournament all weekend.

Sunday was the busiest, volleyball all day for Sophia, basketball and flag football for both boys.

In the first half, Carson intercepted 3 balls and returned them for touchdowns. In the second half, he was quarterback for a while.

I picked up the boys from school today. Avery finished his homework in the car. Carson waited until we were home, then got online with his friend Hudson. I could hear from the other room, “Number 2 is …” and he read a sentence. “Number 3 is ‘Will wanted to go fishing with his grandfather’.”

I asked: What are you doing? Giving him all the answers? Big smile.

There’s a new pet in the household. A quest by Carson for over a year. This is Mango, a 2 1/2 foot-long yellow belly python:

Hmm, what’s going on in the back yard?

Everyone came over for brunch which was perfect because I got to try out a new waffle maker and recipes for yeasted waffles. Ham and Swiss with sour cream/mustard and orange-zested basic waffles with butter and maple syrup. Grandma was devilish this year with Carson and Avery’s gifts. Both were gift cards which required some creative packaging. Carson received a handmade felt cube filled with large dried lima beans. The letters and words on the outside formed two puzzles to solve.

I hid Avery’s gift card inside a large (heavy) box of walnuts.

And that’s where my picture-taking began and ended.