Above – Watch out, here he comes!! Kando is STANDING.
Below, Alo helped me make fresh squeezed orange juice. I love it how kids are always so happy to help at this age.
Enjoying the fruits of his labor…
Seeing things through Amma’s specs.
Happy boys!
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Above – Everybody (even Elmo) gets in on the action.
There was so much excitement around “Amma’s Famous Cheesecake” and dinosaur candles we had to light the candles and sing one more time. 
Even Great Grandma sang happy birthday to herself.
Missing in the above photos – Robb, Kando & Pappa.
Kando being Kando.
Early morning bath time with Amma. Little did I know Robb gave him a bath before bed the night before. Oh well, Alo doesn’t seem to mind.
Sunday morning breakfast before the drive home.
Word has it the family will be back for a longer visit in July.
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Above – Amma’s famous cheesecake.
Below – Cousins silliness on the stairs. 
Kando – Baby Boy Wonder. Kando is not only adorable, but hes ath most content baby I’ve ever seen.
The adults had fun too!
There are other photos shared by others I will share on another blog. But now, off to “the real job.”
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Above – Kando
Below – Alo preparing to conduct my yoga class last night. He’s not shy one bit.
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Above – A sad Easter Bunny sits all alone. According to Robb “Alo didn’t like him.”
I think this is Alo’s “I don’t like the Easter Bunny” look … 
Kando appears to be enjoying his real food.
Such a happy big boy!
It looks like someone scored this Easter.
We’ll get to see them later this week. I can’t wait!
Hogan came out of hibernation yesterday and Ziggy didn’t quite know what to think of him. Hogan only spent a short time outside his house on his first day, just long enough to get a drink of water then run for cover.
Ziggy may need some supervision for a while …
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Above & below – Playing (literally) on the drum this morning.
Moonset early yesterday morning. You can even see Saturn.
Debi Lilly about to bloom.
Bad news – Last Friday while I was enjoying lunch at Stella’s with my cousins someone scratched my bumper. 
Good news – They left a note with a phone number.
Bad news – The phone number is bogus.
Here’s Chainee. We Skyped over the weekend. She’s living in an apartment with another girl, working at McDonald’s and just got her first 3 college credits!
Rancho’s – good Mexican food, inexpensive and it’s right down the street from us. We go there a lot and have noticed they have a wide array of table ware. Usually there are a couple different types on the table. The other night we sat at a table set for 4. Of those 4 place settings, not one of the knives was the same.
Not one of the forks was the same…
In fact, there wasn’t a match in the entire bunch. It’s these little things that keep me forever amazed and amused.
Only in OB – The man below is sporting his finest pajamas and tennis shoes as he walks past Shades.
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Above & Below – The cutest thing ever.
If you’re not on FaceBook, then you missed seeing Alo’s car collection. Do not fear, here are a couple photos. If you were to ask Alo (probably also if you don’t ask him) he’d be happy to tell you the type and color of every one of them.
He spends much of his spare time (when he’s not reciting past and present U.S. presidents’ names) playing with these cars. In fact, he doesn’t usually go anywhere without toting one or more of these with him.
The other day on our walk we came across these dummies and other things laying around at Sunset Cliffs. We asked the guys dressed in what appeared to be military suits what they were doing. Come to find out, they’d traveled from Maryland to work with the Chula Vista Fire Department rescue team. We didn’t stick around to watch, but they were preparing to toss these dummies off the cliff and then repel to “rescue” them. See Bear was interested too.
Let’s talk food. Why? For no reason really. Just thought you’d like to see what I had for lunch yesterday – St. Germain Yogurt (organic and natural – plain flavor) with fresh organic strawberries, blackberries and raspberries with a Cosmic Cranberry Kombucha. This has become one of my favorite lunches, mainly because it’s easy and delicious.
Then there was dinner. Bruce does most of the shopping at OB People’s Food Co-Op and on his last trip be brought home from the bulk bin a baggie of “Organic Chili Carnival” which was a medley of red kidney beans, black beans, red chili beans, pinto beans, green lentils, red lentils and pearled barley. He claimed the tag on the bulk bin said “all you have to do is add 1 cup to 4 cups boiling water and soak, then cook for 2 ½ hours.” Nothing else. Supposedly this would turn into a delicious soup. Hmm, I thought while looking at the bag of only assorted dried beans. Doesn’t this need spices or something to make it taste good? No, he said. That’s all the tag said. Luckily he took a photo of the tag which I looked at and with my keen eyesight (glasses on, of course) found the part he didn’t read “Add spices, veggies, sauces ….” So, I added spices, veggies (onions, carrots, celery, potatoes) and sauces and with some sharp cheddar cheese and Red Rooster Hot Sauce sprinkled on top, it was delicious! It wasn’t a chili, but more of a “mixed bean veggie soup.” I think I’ll have left overs for dinner tonight, and probably tomorrow night and the next night, and maybe even the next night too …
To Alo who may be checking in to see what I’ve blogged today: Hi little buddy!
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Above – Skyping Sunday night. We had a great chat with the WC Family. Everyone was smiles and both Alo and Kando were a joy. They’ll be coming to SD the last week of March, a perfect time for an 88th birthday party!
Below – Alo and Lilli interact. In yoga talk this is called Urdha Prasarita Padottanasana (upward extended feet/legs pose). Notice Ernie. 
At the library.
Not that you need to be told this, but … in the bathroom …
Two pairs in one – I don’t think I shared this one yet. This was the day we brought the little big-headed Ziggy home.
For those of you who didn’t see this on FB, even though there are two dog beds next to each other, Ziggy couldn’t get to the same bed as Bear fast enough to sit quietly and wait for his breakfast. 
When we were Skyping the WCF Sunday, Alo asked “What’s Ziggy doing?” I mention this because he’s never met Ziggy, and has really only seen him during Skypes or on my blog. He’s a pretty smart kid. Akuch told me Alo knows how to log onto the iPad and can get into my blog by himself. Evidently he does this every morning. So here’s a big HELLO to ALO. I love you and tell your baby brother I love him too. While you’re at it, you may as well tell your mom & dad too! I would be in trouble if I didn’t mention Pappa sends his love to all of you too.
What to look forward to? Yesterday afternoon we took Maya and Sparty to the Zoo and had a blast! I have plenty of photos to show for it.
Today I’m off to the real job at the real job site. Hopefully I’ll be out of there by 3pm so I can get home for a good practice before teaching tonight.
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Above – Kando is 7 months old.
Below – Alo and Kando show off their Easter craft projects. 
Below – Selfie with Ziggy the day after his entropion surgery. Entropion is an abnormality of the eyelids in which the eyelid “rolls” inward. This inward rolling often causes the hair on the surface of the eyelid to rub against the cornea (outer part of the eyeball) resulting in pain, corneal ulcers or corneal erosions. He had the surgery before we rescued him, but the right eye was still rubbing so he needed to have it again. We thought the vet would only be doing the right eye, but when we picked him up both eyes had been done again. What you see in this picture is the left eye which has 2 stitches. The right eye has 3 stitches. The surgery is similar to that of a face lift and not as bad as I thought it would be. Ziggy’s taking it like a champ!
Last Wednesday after ‘nastics Maya enjoys a bowl of popcorn she helped make with our new popcorn popper that we bought just for the grandkids. It’s way cool. It’s got a crank you have to turn the entire time the popcorn is cooking (Maya’s job), so there’s a lot of interaction. Next time we’ll get photos during the cooking process. BTW, she ate that whole bowl. Sorry Ron & Jen if she didn’t eat her dinner that night!
We had Maya & Sparty for a few hours yesterday. This is what they had for dinner. They pretty much put away all of it (except the salad, of course). The cheesy garlic bread (left over from lunch at Pizza Nova) was a hit!
Below, bathing in the big bathtub upstairs with the air bubbles on. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before, but this bathtub is perfect for them.
Me: “Don’t drink the bath water because you never know who pee’d in it.”
Maya: “I did & you do not want to drink my pee. You do NOT.”
This pig flew to the credit union last week full of quarters, dimes and nickels. It was pretty heavy, and I thought maybe there’d be about $200 worth of coins. Well, the credit union didn’t have a coin counting machine so Bruce sat for 3 hours yesterday rolling them (while watching Bat Masterson and/or John Wayne or something of the sort) and got a whopping $113.60 out of it, which included the coins in the plastic cup Bill saved for the kids. We’ll split it up 4 ways and make deposits for the grandkids and start all over again. When pigs fly …
I received word yesterday that my dearest and best friend of 24 years got bad news from recent scans after finding out 2 years ago that he has stage 4 lung cancer. Please hold him in your thoughts and prayers as he continues with more aggressive treatment to get this beast under control.
Never take your loved ones for granted and let them know you love them always. I love you all.
Above – Alo pilot training.
Sparty & Pappa checking out pictures on Pappa’s phone. 
After changing into gymnastics clothes in the back of the car, Maya wanted to see what her ponytail looked like.
Combining being cute with heading up the stairs.
Sparty practicing for that first job as a dishwasher (& ham).
And look who this is! Blake with her new forever family. Who says three’s a crowd?
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