Above – Ron & the kids at the docks last weekend.
Below – On such a beautiful day with beautiful, innocent children…
How fortunate we are to live in this beautiful city!
We Skyped with Robb, Akuch, Alo & Kando last night. They’re doing great, the kids are growing & Akuch is enjoying her new part time job. We’re looking forward to seeing them here in a few weeks.
Tomorrow… Brianna arrives!
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It’s great to see both my boys spending so much time nurturing a healthy “father” relationship with their kids. It brings me back to my childhood when my dad spent a great deal of time with us, taking us to the beach, sailing, the zoo, bike riding, motorcycle riding, etc. I have so many fond memories and can see that my grandkids have begun that bank of memories that will be paying back for years to come. How lucky they are.
These two beautiful young beings will be just fine.
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Above – (from Ron) cuddles.
I taught Maya how to do a headstand a couple weeks ago. She doesn’t have any trouble popping right up into the pose. It needs a little tweeking, but still quite impressive!
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Above & below – Sparty after music class being cute.
Here’s a video with a medley of ‘nastics.
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Above – So cute engulfed in bubbles.
Last weekend Ron and the kids stopped by, and perfect timing … The neighbors next door were having a birthday party for their 1-year old complete with a fire truck converted to a wood fired pizza oven and delivery truck.
These neighbors have a hatch in their deck that leads down to the ground level, same as our deck. Of course Ron & the kids had to try it out. 
We’ve got our own tractor. The City is doing road work and we’ve been stuck with this eye sore for the past month. I think it’ll be another month (at least) before it’s gone.
Sparty and Maya before the bubbles got out of hand. Sparts doesn’t like when I turn the air bubbles on so I had to wait for him to be done before going bubble wild.
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It’s a tight squeeze, but well worth the photo op.
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Above – Champagne toast.
… followed by a riesling toast.
… followed by a chardonnay toast.
Oh, there were other toasts.
Let’s not forget the kids …
Opening and closing the gate had great entertainment value.
Ron arranged the whole event, pairing wine with various cheeses and crackers. A good time was had by all!
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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 & below – Friday night bathtime with Amma.
The kids got to try out some new bath toys I bought. Too bad you can’t see them (the toys, that is). 
The Sparts is always ready to say “cheese!”
Hogan came out of hibernation Saturday. Ziggy hadn’t met him yet and was (& still is) quite curious. I think we’ll need to provide some supervision for a while.
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