The Cami Update

Cami is 10 months now. She started crawling, but she occasionally sticks her right leg out. Phyllis said it looked like she was going into a breakdance move--the helicopter!

Cami can also play peek-a-boo! When we say, "Where's Cami?," she will put her hands up to try to cover her eyes. Then she lets them down, and we exclaim, "Peek-a-boo!" And she smiles. Such a cutie...

Easter and Spring Break

We spent our Spring Break at the Solimar Beach house in Ventura. When we arrived, the Glaser clan was there, including Robert's parents and his sister and her kids. We got to celebrate Easter together and even had a little egg hunt along with the Kumamotos and Fang-Horvaths who were all staying in Ventura, too!

The weather was varied...some days were overcast, some were sunny, and some were windy. It didn't matter, because the kids had a blast.

When the Glasers left, Noah stayed with us! It was his first time away from his Mommy and Daddy. We loved playing with the older kids.

Later in the week, Grandma and Grandpa came to join us. We went to the Santa Barbara Zoo and the Montecito Cafe. And thanks to them, Matthew and I were able to go out for an evening with David, Tram, George, and Maria.

Unfortunately, the week came to a close. We drove home with Cami, but Ryan and Lia stayed and extra day with the Kumamotos.

Diamond Peak

Ryan, Lia and I went to Lake Tahoe with the Kumamotos. Luckily, Amah came to Oakland to babysit Cami since Matthew had to work. We stayed at a townhouse in Incline Village. The snow was melting quickly, but there was enough for the kids to spend 2 days in the ski school at Diamond Peak, a local ski resort. It was really nice, because the adults (Tram, David, and I) could actually leave the premises and go shopping. We hit the Reno REI, Costco, and Patagonia Outlet. It's a good thing we had to pick up the kids, otherwise I would have spent a lot more money!

The kids had a really nice time together. By the end of the first day, they were looking very confident on the slopes. And they got good enough to go on some blue runs.

The boys had to leave on Saturday, but Tram, Dana, Lia, and I stayed an extra day. We were able to have a leisurely breakfast and spend time at the lake before heading out. It was a beautiful day.

Squishy Face

Cami the ham...She's nine months old today. For the past few months, she's been making this scrunched up face and also making a sniffing noise to go along with it. I came to realize that this was her way of smiling and being funny!

Her other trick is clapping. The other day, Miho came by and I was holding Cami on my lap. I said, "Cami, can you clap, clap, clap?" And sure enough, she started clapping. Miho was impressed and I said, "I didn't actually know if she would really do it!" What a smart girl.

She is just starting to get in to the crawling position. She really wants to be mobile. Any day now, I'll see her cross the room.

She loves her Cheerios, and she started eating real peas and rice, not just the baby food. She's a good eater, just like her brother and sister were.

March birthdays!

We celebrated Lia's 7th and Phyllis's 37th with some family and close friends on St. Patty's Day. Amah flew into town and got a big dose of the grandkids. The following weekend, Lia had her birthday party with her school friends at the Iron Works Climbing Gym in Berkeley. They had fun just "hanging out" together!! I can't believe my little girl is already seven--going on 13! Luckily, we still have Cami!

SJUMC and SACBC

Ryan's team played in a tournament in Sacramento, where apparently the kids have nothing better to do than play basketball. On Saturday, we played 2 games. The first game was against a local East Bay team, and Ryan's team won. Our second game was against one of the Sacramento powerhouses who dominated the game by over 30 points! On Sunday, we faced another Sac team. Once again, our boys got a pounding, but at least they had fun getting pounded. They played their hearts out and got 4th place (out of 6).

Lia's team played 2 games at SACBC's tournament in Fremont. They lost both games, but that didn't seem to bother them. The second team they played even "held back" per their coach's instructions since they were clearly better than our kids. It was an honorable move on the coach's part.

Now we have a break from basketball...moving on... to spring soccer, golf, tennis, swimming...woohooooo

The First Tournament

She shoots...she scores! Lia's team won 3rd place (out of 3 teams) at the Ohtani Jamboree. In the first game, she took a spill as she and Alexandra played bumper boats and collided. In the second game, they lost 6-3 to BMU. The 3 points that we scored were thanks to Lia's free throws. Luckily, I was not present at that game, so Lia could feel less pressured to score! I think I make her nervous when I shout "SHOOT THE BALL!!!!" at her during the games.

Ryan's team did great! They won 1st place (out of 4 teams). They played against a co-ed team that they had played twice before (each team had one win). But at the Jamboree, Ryan and his teammates played good defense and came out ahead. The second game was against a San Mateo team whom they had never met. Before the game, Ryan said "I have a bad feeling about this." However, they played hard and were able to beat them 14-10. The best part of the tournament for these boys was when Coach Marty rewarded them with Yu-gi-Oh! cards.

We are really proud of all of the kids for playing their best. It was a long and busy day, but they came home and happily displayed their participation trophies in their rooms.