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!

Today I took Thais and family to the airport. They are going to Disneyland for Easter. Yes, this suitcase was able to be zipped shut:“Grandma, take a picture!” as Avery gave Carson one Cheerio at a time:

Later, some of the eggs got dyed a second time.

We met for brunch at Ernesto’s.Afterwards, Thais, Sophia and I went shopping at Green Acres Nursery.

Making a new friend:Gaetano played a hilarious game of Hide-and-Seek with Carson:

Meanwhile Avery shot basketsor ate chicken McNuggets and played on Grandma’s iPad with a friend.After practice, we headed for St Ignatius for Science Night.

Avery participated in the Missoula Children’s Theater production at St Ignatius. Carson was enjoying the introduction … until the White Rabbit came on stage. Then he clung to his mom rather closely: Avery was a lobster:The entire cast of 61 students plus the White Rabbit and a back stage manager from the company:

Meanwhile, at the other end of the court: