Meanwhile Gaetano and Avery spun in circles endlessly much to the entertainment of the small crowd:

Thais, Lenin, and brother-in-law Jeff went for a training run in Auburn this morning and I got to stay with Sophia, Avery, and Carson.

About to make a basket:Carson has a few fans, including Gaetano:Carson’s favorite, however, is Grace:

Sophia’s 3rd grade class presented a musical this afternoon – compliments to her teacher for undertaking a project like this! The songs were great and filled with facts.

Thais and Lenin went out to dinner tonight with friends. Yay! Grandma gets to babysit.Playing Beyblades with the boys:

Phyllis and I drove to Capitola yesterday to visit with our cousin Sheryl and her husband Pat. Outside the home of Jerry Clarke, a local artist:Many homes in Capitola have one of Jerry’s starfish on the wall near the front door and the only way to buy one is to knock on Jerry’s door.Thank you Sheryl and Pat for your kind hospitality.

Before the party, there was a basketball game to win.Practicing his serious look:Yesterday, Sophia turned 9 years old, today was her party at an ice skating rink.Overturned 5-gallon buckets are stacked to the right height for beginning skaters who stay at one end of the huge rink.Carson’s preferred method of skating:Sophia, ice racer:

Someone didn’t want to go into the grocery store at all:A dinosaur war is about to begin:

At Karen Boll’s, a niece of Phyllis.

Phyl and Dave are moving to Montana in about two weeks, so a few extra-special goodbyes were in order.Also, extra special, Adrienne came with me!