Saturday Business

Do I still have any blog readers after last week? If you thought that was bad, at least I didn't include pictures.

This week was a little more typical. Work, school, American Idol.

Saturdays have turned into our busy days of late. Luis is taking a class at PSU on Saturday mornings. While he's at class, Mason and I take Siena to her dancing class. She LOVES her dancing class. Its half ballet, half tap. She listens well to her teacher (who Mason insists is her coach) and pays attention.

After dance, we hurried home, ate some lunch, got Mason changed, and hurried along to Mason's first basketball practice and game. He had never played basketball before so he had to try to learn how to dribble and shoot. Those things will come. After almost 2 years of playing soccer though, come game time he gets in the mix and is pretty tenatious. Once he learns the basic skills, he should do well. Course, being 5, he has no interest in practicing at home. That will come later.

The battery in our camera was nonfunctional during these first 2 events so pictures will have to wait until next week.

After basketball, we came home for another quick clothes change and headed to Pietro's for Giada's 2nd birthday party.

Giada seemed a bit unsure of what to make of all of the sights and sounds of Pietro's but in all seemed to have a good time.
Siena found a new favorite game - this one which involves smashing cockroaches with a hammer. She kept disappearing and I would find her here.
After Pietros, we went to the Old Spaghetti Factory. Cousin Craig and family was in town and a bunch of Kinney's came together to see them for the couple days they were in town. Since there were 16 of us, we were seated in the Trolley. Pretty cool.

Siena enjoyed some good mac and cheese with Papa Ron to go with the pizza she ate at Pietro's 2 hours earlier.

Here's the big gang in the trolley.

There was even a balloon animal man that came around and made the kids some special animals - Siena got an Ariel mermaid and Mason an elephant.

Here's Siena again with her Ariel. She wanted to sleep with her until we pointed out that she may roll over on top of Ariel and pop her. She wisely set Ariel on her dresser.

It was good seeing cousin Craig, albeit briefly. And I'm still waiting for those ice cream toppings Craig.

Today (Sunday) we pretty much stayed home and watched football. The kids were a little worn out from yesterday, especially Mason, who had more 1-2-3 counts and time outs than usual. That generally is only a problem with him when he's tired. Another busy week looms ahead though.