Sam

The Regusci clan visited Sam on the occasion of his 15th birthday. It's been a while since all seven kids were together.

Hamilton

Look who got to go (because Serafina and the rest of the women-folk were wrapped up with Annie)? It's OK, there's another group going in July (assuming Serafina doesn't have another role by then...).

Annie (Kelrik)

Leapin' lizards, that was fast. Kelrik's production of Annie opened tonight. Seems like rehearsals only started a few weeks ago. Oh wait, they did start just a few weeks ago! Despite all kinds of tech issues, the show was a delight to watch thanks to the performances by the entire cast. Great bunch of people.

A few more pics are here.

Annie, Mrs. Greer, Sandy, Sandy's handler.

Daddy Warbucks, Annie, Bert Healey.

Daddy Warbucks, Annie, Ms. Hannigan, Grace.

Easter 2017

It was a big weekend. Egg Hunt with the cousins on Saturday, then church and baskets with the nuclear family on Sunday. Then there was a sub-set of us later attending the closing show of The Nerd at the SLO Little Theatre and Jonny ending up in the hospital late afternoon for leg and walking issues (the operating theory at the moment is viral or severe vaccine reaction, and will go away). And let's not forget that Matt's business partner, Valmir, and family dropped by Saturday evening for a quick visit while on their west coast vacation trip.

Easter egg hunt with the cousins on Saturday (photos)

Easter Sunday baskets (photos)

RIP in Santa Cruz

The whole fam damily put Robob to rest in the Pacific Ocean off Santa Cruz this weekend (April 7-9, 2017). Despite some colder and rainier weather than ideal, we all had a super time, including some outdoor activities like the Boardwalk and swimming (at the hotel pool). Robob created quite a legacy. There were cousins galore, as you can plainly see...

We stayed at Santa Cruz Villas on Front Street (and nearby Beach Street Inn) maybe a block from the water and directly by the pier. And, a short walk to the Boardwalk, which we enjoyed thoroughly despite a few raindrops. We only did one meal "out," at Betty's Burgers on Pacific Avenue. The 3rd generation Betty owns and runs it now (interestingly, though, neither Mom nor Grandmom was named Betty). From the Villas, we had an excellent view of the Start/Finish line of Sunday's Santa Cruz Half Marathon.

All the pics are here.

Member since 1964.

Cotton candy on the Boardwalk.

We just barely caught all the cousins in one place at one time.

Spoon Trade and Wine Tasting

After a wonderful brunch at Spoon Trade, we had our first France-trip planning session at the newly-opened (last Fall) Biddle Ranch Winery, followed by a stop at Baileyanna, then on to Chene (Oak) Vineyards (just down the road from our place).

Biddle Ranch Winery

Biddle does a sparkling!

Baileyanna

Chene Vineyards (chene means oak)

To the Moxi by Train

We had an "All Play" trip (including "Uncle" Jon) to the new kids' museum in Santa Barbara, the Moxi, which, amazingly enough, is right across the tracks from the Santa Barbara Amtrak Station. How convenient! Trevor, Matt, and Jamie took most of the kids by train, and Jen, Tracy, and Lynn drove down with the rest. Turns out the Moxi is very cool, kids and adults had a blast. In the Moxi's own words: "Our mission is to ignite learning through interactive experiences in science and creativity. As Santa Barbara’s newest hands-on destination for families and curious minds of all ages, MOXI is a place where you can explore and discover new things about the world around you, ask questions, seek answers, and have a blast doing so." We had lunch at Enterprise Fish (always fun!), then blasted home - Serafina had a 3:30pm music rehearsal for Annie (yup, she's doing it again, this time a full production with Kelrik; Sandy, too).

All the photos are here.

We took over the cafe car.

"Uncle" Jon met up with us - bearing cookies!

Matteo got some time at the controls of an electron in a hydrogen atom.