Above – Look who came to visit! What a happy day. Robb and the kids drove nonstop Tuesday night and arrived around 4am Wednesday morning. Here they are in Great Grandma’s back yard, the part of the yard that’s not strewn with construction materials and debris.

Below – Kando and Alo at Frog Park (Oakland/Berkeley) a few weeks ago.

Sometimes you have to take a break …

A couple weeks ago I took Maya and Sparty tide pooling …

It took Maya a while to get use to holding these harmless little creatures. You can tell by the look on her face and furrowed brows.

They couldn’t understand why hermit crabs come out of their shell in my hand but not theirs.

Robb’s really taking advantage of summer break. Here’s Alo and Kando having fun at the San Francisco Zoo.

Hopefully you noticed my new blog header at the top of this post. On Wednesday we only had about 15 minutes when all four grandkids were together after gymnastics and before Maya and Sparty had to leave to go to Mommy’s – a very short reunion. But what better way to have a cousin reunion than with ICE CREAM! Ice cream makes everyone smile!

The good news is I got to spend some quality time with the kids. The bad news is I had to leave yesterday to drive to LA for an Iyengar Yoga Therapy workshop, a program I signed up for over a year ago and can’t miss. The good news is all the grandkids spent yesterday together “scooting” at Liberty Station and are spending today together. They get along really well and are always excited to see each other! My workshop doesn’t end until 2:45 pm tomorrow and Robb and the boys will be long gone by the time I get home. The good news is I’ll be flying to the Bay Area in a couple weeks and will get to spend a few days with them, and I’ll be in Berkeley for a week in September and will get to see them then.

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Blogged on Amma’s MacBook from the Courtyard Marriott in Century City (Los Angeles) with LOVE and gratitude for the time I get to spend with these little ones!