Aug 22-31, Danville, CA

We've left the boat in Boston on a mooring at the Waterboat Marina and have flown to Danville, California to take care of some business with Kim and see four of our grandchildren.
The weather is usually beautiful in the Eastbay region of Northern California in the summer and this year was no exception. The air was mostly clear and so the beautiful hills all around were very visible and Mt Diablo was as majestic and pretty as ever. Traffic was noticably heavy as the growth contunues. Real estate prices are high and mostly stable although homes take longer to sell. Blackhawk looks good. Daytime temperatures ranged from highs of 70 degrees to highs of 105 degrees. All the nights were cool and pleasant sweater weather.

Michael is 15 years old and at 6'2'' is much taller than Linda

Michael is on the San Ramon HS JV football team and plays middle linebacker

Linda, Andrew and Matthew clowning around

Matthew lost both his front teeth at the same time. Classic!

We visited with Kristen, Michael, Andrew and Matthew while we were there with dinner at a Japaneese steakhouse a highlight for the whole group. Michael has changed the most since we saw him last. He's now 6 feet 2 inches tall and a JV football player at San Ramon High. Kristen is now a senior in High school and thinking about college.
We spent a lot of time with Kim this trip and really enjoyed her company. Kim has moved back to Danville from Brentwood and seems glad to be back.