Justin, Thais, Lenin, Sophia, Avery, Carson and I met at Mas Fuego for an early dinner.

Carson did great today.

He made three of the five goals and promptly told his mom after the game that three goals = $15. Mom let him know that deal was only good for the first soccer game to generate enthusiasm.

Also a word about birthday party #1. This was a complete surprise when Justin, Jennifer, Thais, Sophia and I visited family in Canada. At the end of our final dinner together on July 16, out came a cake, singing, and good wishes (and tears of joy). Sandi and me:

We all got together for early September birthdays at Justin’s. The pigs were the star of the day for Carson.

Today it took 3 of us to get everyone where they needed to be. Carson had a soccer seeding tournament, four 20-minute games spaced between 9 and 3 pm.

In between games 3 and 4, we went to Sophia’s volleyball game at St Francis. Because Christian Brothers and St Francis are both Catholic schools, these games are known as Holy Court (in football, a person goes to the Holy Bowl).

They were tied after game 2, but I needed to leave with Carson to get to his 3:00 game.

Sadly CB lost the third game. Meanwhile, Avery was in El Dorado Hills playing football for the Jesuit Raiders and needed to be picked up. It’s hot this afternoon. The final game is over. Team photo:

Young families are quite busy.

Sophia made the freshman team. She wears a different colored jersey because she is a libero – a defensive specialist who doesn’t rotate to the front line.

They won in two sets – a good thing, the gym was hot.

I LOVE Connect 4! Carson likes to beat me at every game in his arsenal. And we don’t often get to play Connect 4. Today he decided to try again. He knows it’s best to start first and where the best move is. I too have read online about the best strategy and … I beat him three times in a row. He took it well – lol.

Carson – 2nd grade, Avery – 6th, and Sophia – 9th.

A stare-down for the final bites of a burrito. When I asked Carson to hang on while I grabbed my phone to take a picture, he wanted to know why I wanted this particular picture. I told him about the blog, that I like to post funny things that happen when I come over. This stare-down was today’s funny moment.

Later, “Hey Grandma, take a picture of this. Put it on your blog.”

Oh yes, very funny. My loss in the game Memory.