All right. We are admittedly a little late here, but it’s not like we get to have breakfast with Camden & Brayden everyday.

In fact, we did have a pancake breakfast on Sunday, celebrating Brayden’s sixth birthday (last week) and Camden’s ninth birthday (from February). Of course, we joined the Vancouver Kellers for brunch at the Original Pancake House in Roseville, where Grandee & Grandpa are quite famous.

Although ours is over, their Spring Break continues this week in Disneyland. We’re looking forward to the stories on their newly active weblog!

This picture is also available on Flickr.

The California Cousins celebrated Easter today at church, followed by brunch at our house. Here they are preparing to add flowers to the cross in the courtyard at church beforehand.

We also spent a big chunk of time at our new favorite weekend spot, Panera … it’s possible this was our third day in a row at a Panera, if not this exact Panera.

We were there officially waiting for Karen and Jenni to finish ringing bells, while also allowing the Easter Bunny more time to complete his/her appointed rounds. There was a certain glint in Jocelyn’s eye as she questioned the science of yet another mystical power, this time analyzing the graphology of various Leporidae genera, versus known samples of paternal penmanship.

Somehow we missed what had become a Easter photo “tradition” of the cousins sitting on a bench. We’re going to blame it on the holiday falling so early in the year this year.

We were fortunate to capture this picture instead, and it is also available on Flickr.

First things first … that’s a picture of Felicia celebrating her haul after Wednesday’s SJPPNS Easter Egg Hunt. We had fabricated 24 beaded necklaces that we stuffed in eggs, and all of her other friends were equally creative. Fun was had by all.

But … you try explaining the Easter Bunny to a four-year-old … and don’t forget that this week has also included St. Patrick’s Day, the Vernal Equinox, and two completely accidentally coincidental school picture days (Monday at SJPPNS, and Tuesday at Booksin).

By our regular Wednesday church choir rehearsal, Felicia had decided that all of these things were related:

“Daddy, some of my preschool friends weren’t wearing green, so they didn’t get their picture taken.”

“The Easter Guy was at preschool Monday hiding coins. He’s coming again this weekend!”

This holiday mashup is even better than the Halloween-Christmas gauntlet she pieced together late last year. But here’s the best part:

Felicia: “Today is picture day at choir.”
Daddy: “No, Sweetums, I don’t think it is.”
F: “Yes it is. Everything has a picture day.”
D: “No, not choir.”
F: “YES! CHOIR! … soccer, basketball, preschool, choir!”
D: “OK, I guess we’ll find out later today.”

OK, so we’re a little bit late on this … Felicia’s birthday was in January. Oops.

The Keller Sisters probably have/had a lot more in common when they were each four-years-old, but here’s a fun comparison, focusing on two of their many extracurricular activities.

Ignoring the camera quality differences that five years can make, these are pictures of almost-four-year-old Jocelyn with her SJPPNS preschool friends (Analie & Lauren) taking ballet class at Center Stage Dance … and of exactly-four-year-old Felicia with her SJPPNS preschool friends (Megan & Natalee). And with hula-hoops! Thank you, Miss Mary!

Also in proximity to their fourth birthdays, both girls were enrolled in swim lessons at the indoor pool at AVAC. We also have pictures of similarly-chronological snow play and sledding (featuring the same black snow outfit, only five years newer), but you’ll have to find those in Flickr on your own.

This is video of Jocelyn appearing as Mildred Keller, telling the life story of Helen Keller. Are you with me?

In late February, Jocelyn did an oral presentation for her monthly Book Report, as part of Mrs. Hays 3rd Grade biographical television show. All of the members of her class read books about real-life famous people, and then appeared in character to make their reports.

Jocelyn found significant inspiration in Helen, frequently trying to imagine the challenges Helen faced and how she overcame them. In early February, Jocelyn’s reading even inspired a brief reading at one of my Rotary meetings.

This short video is hosted by Flickr, and I am working on a full-class show that we will share with her classmates on DVD. Stay tuned.

There they are, each strapped in to a snowboard for their first time!

Ange & Kiana joined us for a few days in Tahoe, so we just had to drag Kiana to Soda Springs for a little practice sliding downhill on the single plank. For the record, Felicia’s on a 90cm, and Kiana’s riding a 110. And Kiana had lots of natural balance and a ton of confidence, too!

So, the next big question … Goofy or Regular? Kiana already shows a preference for left-foot-forward, while Felicia could go either way. Look closely, and you might notice that Felicia’s boots are on the wrong feet, too … I don’t think anyone has laid claim to that kind of snowboard style just yet …

This picture is also available on Flickr.

To wrap-up this year’s season of Upward Basketball, Jocelyn’s team participated in a little parent-child scrimmage earlier tonight, with Daddy playing guard for the Washington Generals. Here’s a picture of Jocelyn driving the lane for an easy two points against her father.

Yes, I am wearing a soccer jersey in this picture and breathably-thin,running shoes. I don’t own anything remotely related to basketball … especially not the ability to dribble or to jump vertically.

This picture is also available on Flickr.

Felicia and Karen joined some preschool friends and their families for an afternoon at “Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes,” skating around the ice at San Jose Arena.

Meanwhile, Jocelyn and David spent the afternoon at The Tech Museum downtown. Once everyone was finished, our family linked back up for dinner at Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria.

Even though she’s not too into the princess scene, Felicia had a great time with her friends. While describing the show during dinner, she mentioned that the princesses were dancing “where hockey’s supposed to be!” That’s my girl …

This picture is also available on Flickr.

Karen and the family acted as guides this afternoon, touring the Santa Cruz Beach 7 Boardwalk with one of Karen’s supply chain vendors who was visiting from the Philippines.

Although we couldn’t convince June to take any rides, the rest of the family did get to take one spin on one ride.

Guess which ride moved the fastest?

This picture is also available on Flickr.