We've had a really nice weekend. On Saturday afternoon, we had a fantastic date. Justin and I went to see Cirque du Soleil's Kooza, in downtown San Jose. It was a wonderful show! After the performance, we headed to downtown Campbell for dinner. Thank you Mom and Dad for babysitting Alanna!

Yesterday morning we hopped in the car and headed over to Pescadero to visit the Maes, family friends of the Magers'. They were staying at a beach house for the weekend, to celebrate Pam's birthday. Andy, Justin's friend from 4th grade, was in town from Colorado and his brother Tim and girlfriend Jill flew in from NY. It was wonderful spending the day with them and catching up. Our friends, Rob and Irene stopped by as well. We finally got to meet their daughter Lea, who is almost 3 months old. Here are some pictures from our day in Pescadero:

Alanna at the beach

Justin and Andy

Justin, Alanna, and Andy looking at the anemones

Jill, Andy, Gary, Pam, and Tim

Rob and Lea

It's Super Bowl Sunday, the chili is ready to go, and Justin's homemade ice cream is in the freezer. We'll head over to the Smiths' to watch the game after Alanna's nap. It's been raining off and on all day. We were able to get in our walk to the bagel store this morning, and Alanna enjoyed jumping in the puddles after lunch. Here is a video of Miss. A puddle jumping:

Here are some other recent pictures:

Alanna set up Justin's music stand to play her accordion

Enjoying a rugelach cookie from NY

Silly face

Sampling Daddy's ice cream

I arrived home last Sunday afternoon from New York. The plane ride home was delayed, but uneventful. Justin and Alanna picked me up in San Francisco. It was so wonderful to see their smiling faces! I had a nice time visiting with Grandma Sylvia. The vascular dementia has definitely led to a decline in her memory and cognitive functioning; however, she seems content, and happy to spend time with family and friends. Her face definitely lit up when Nancy and I arrived at her apartment on Friday. We enjoyed looking at family photos together, dating back to the year of her birth in 1920. That evening we had a family Shabbos (Sabbath) dinner at Aunt Mickey's house. On Saturday, after a nice walk in Riverside park, Nancy and I headed back up to the Bronx to visit Gram. That evening, Nancy and I had dinner with my brother and sister-in-law, Bryan and Carol, who just moved to NY. We had a great time chatting and eating together. I think we spent over 3 hours in the restaurant! On Sunday morning, I packed up and Nance drove me to the airport.