August 2017-June 2018 Adventures in California: Finishing the school year and last sightseeing fling

Laura's elementary school promotion celebration began Friday evening with the 6th grade social.

On Saturday, June 9, we had to return Landon the hamster.

Then we stopped for lunch at El Pollo Loco. We had hoped to go up to Berkeley, but the brakes on our van were acting up, so we dropped the van to get fixed and we went to the Hayward Interpretive Center on the bay instead.

Benjamin and the shark at the Hayward Interpretive Center.

Joshua explains that the gopher snake in this cage in not venomous.

"What kind of bird hatched from this egg shell?"

On Sunday, June 10, we invited Iyer and Anu over to see Laurel and Hardy talkies at the silent movie theater. (Obviously an event for wealthier people). Then we brought in pizza from the Curry Pizza House for dinner.

After the movie, we tried out the kinetoscopes in the park across the street.

The kids brought home lots of school project s juet before their last day. All 3 made faces this year!

Monday, June 11, Laura had a pool party at school. Then June 12 was Bulldog days and June 13 was her promotion from elementary school ceremony. After the ceremony, we rushed to pick up the boys from McDonald's, and we discovered Benjamin had been waiting over 1 1/2 hours on line to return his textbooks! He was happy when he finally got to eat a late lunch at McDonald;s!

At the promotion ceremony, Laura received the President's award for academic achievement.

Laura and her teacher at Niles, Mrs. Berkley.

On June 15, we went to the Chabot Space center even though we had gone in the fall. This time they could enjoy the Create! exhibit in their leisure and check out the new outdoor exhibit.