Gambel’s quail

 

 

You don't have to be any better looking than this.

 

Les! You’ve got dead air!

 

(A quote from WKRP in Cincinnati.) (Les had a lot of dead air.)

 

Our radio silence, dead air, is the result of an email account suddenly going dark.  It took a couple days, but Matt got it back up and running.

 

All is well; travel adventures to continue….

 

Today's event

 

A get-together with long-time friends from Gulf Waters.

 

 

At Rosati’s restaurant in Gold Canyon.

 

I was there too.

 

With Bear and Shortie, Russ and Glenna, Rick and Sherrie, and Jerry.

 

We only get to see them once a year, but it’s always a good time.

 

Arizona State Gymnastics Championships

 

Sunday.  All afternoon, into the evening.  Alex did well.

 

Alex, Parallel Bars

 

Alex, Rings

 

Alex, Floor

 

He came in first on the Floor, second on a couple other events (it was all kind of a blur for placements), fourth overall, and was selected to the all-star team for Regionals in April!

 

Go Alex!

 

 

And a violin lesson

 

 

With Mica, a man of infinite patience.

 

Austin violin

 

Meanwhile, here is what can happen if you put a four-year-old in a tub and she puts in her own bubble bath.

 

 

Austin

 

We got to go to a middle-school achievement celebration.

 

A good turnout of parents and kids.

 

 

 

Complete with school spirit and a mascot.

 

Fifth-grade-Austin got his recognition for Honor Roll.

Again.

 

That’s him in the center.

 

And congratulations all around.

 

 

 

We got to go to the gym to watch Alex practice

 

 

It’s a big gym with a lot going on.

 

 

It has open and enclosed seating for parents to watch from.

 

 

And it has Alex.