Not East, but fun anyway

So much of this blog is about our travels, but we also have fun at home, too! Since returning from New Mexico, we've been busy hosting dinners for friends and family, celebrating Dave Shenbaum's retirement, making art, and walking on the beach. On May 11, we celebrated Mother's Day at Alta Laguna Park with the Osmani family and some friends of theirs from Afghanistan.

John and Taha both look rather serious about making soap bubbles.

The boys are really growing up! Yusuf is 9, and Sina is 6.

Playground smiles.

Celebrating mothers and grandmothers with Sayed and Steffi.

Sina and Avina are the cutest!

Wait, who's that big kid?

Happy Mothers' Day with lots of mothers!

Seriously adorable.

The newest Osmanis: At two months old, Subhan and Iman.

May 20th: Dinner with Bill Koenig at Newport Harbor.

May 22: Bare Bones at SusiQ senior center.

Ben Farrow and Ava Burton in Bakersfield Mist. 👏

After-show dinner with Ava, Ben, Marrie, Jeff, Jason and Susan.

Good friends = good life.