This past weekend we spent with Sarah and Daniel, and Lucas, of course. We had a great time. On Saturday we watched Lucas at Gymboree. He wasn't as busy this time; he had to stop and have a snack. The lady who leads the class did mention that Lucas will be "graduating" out of the class soon as he is more advanced now, reaching and grabbing things. Sammy was quite fun to watch this time. He got to laughing at some of the toys.

Sunday we went to the Hakone Japanese Gardens and wow! That place was amazing. We then followed a narrow, twisting, and turning road up the mountains for nearly an hour to Big Basin. The redwoods are amazing and even though we couldn't stay long, it was worth the drive. We would like to go again and perhaps have a camping trip. We left Monday morning and had to say goodbye to our sweet grandson. It was the best weekend we've had in months! It was a great way to finish off Doug's first week at his new job where he worked normal hours again. It was great to have a weekend again. Thanks for a great time, Sarah and Daniel!