Saturday - Snow Carnival

Just like at school yesterday, some big trucks came
with blocks of ice which they shaved into snow and made
the Snow Carnival. The carnival was at an elementary
school in Oak Park.

Dennis and Gianluca had to decide what to do first.

So they decided to throw snowballs at each other.

They weren't throwing them hard enough to hurt anyone.

When they ran out of snow, they had to go back to the big pile
to get more.

The big pile was actually a small hill with two runs
where kids could slide down on disks or plastic
sleds. There were people at the head of the runs to
tell you when it was your turn.

Eventually, the boys decided to make a snowman.

That purple thing is one of the plastic sleds; if you didn't
have one, you could just use somebody elses.



Here comes Dennis down the run !

Dennis was kind enough to buy a snow cone for his friend Gianluca.

In the afternoon, the boys were riding bicycles and Dennis fell and
bumped his head and got a splinter in his hand.
We put ice on the bump and it got better after a while.
Grampa used a needle to take out the splinter, but there
was a tiny, tiny piece still in there that will come out after time.

After the bicycle accident, the boys watched the video that
Aunt Tracy gave Dennis. That was a good way for Dennis to
rest up while the bump went down; the ice pack helped the
bump to get better.

After Dennis was recovered, Grampa took him to Toys R Us
in nearby Thousand Oaks. Dennis had a strict budget
of how much he could spend and he and Grampa kept
track of the total as they went thru the store.

Just to tease Dennis, Grampa kept holding up Pink, Barbie
Doll things, saying, "How bout this?"
And Dennis would snarl No NO NO !!

When we got home, it was time for dinner and since it was Dennis'
last dinner at Grampa's house we had spaghetti which is
one of Dennis' favorites. Dennis also signed the Guest Book which
has the names of people from all over the world.

In the evening, we called Aunt Yura to tell her that the
shopping trip had gone well. He also had to report to her
how much money was still left in his wallet.

The minute we hung up with Aunt Yura, Dennis Mom called.
The boys had ice cream cones to celebrate the weekend.

Tomorrow we'll take Gianluca to his mother and then go
to church. Dennis is hoping to play with Rose in the afternoon
and then we have a Potluck dinner at Grace Brethren
School with all the other Korean students. Mr. Paul An
is bringing the main course, and everyone else is bringing
a salad and desert.

Dennis has "one and a 'get-up' "