A Couple of Events

Some other things have been going on this fall. I will briefly share them here. Patty was asked to be a "Nina" for Ellie's Quinceanera. This meant she helped with putting on the event meaning she bought the invitations that went out. It also meant that she was to be a part of a dance when all of the helpers are called out to dance with either the honoree or Chambelán, the escort for the gal. Below is Ellie with her escort, Ronnie. Both of them live in the neighborhood and have been a part of the Center.


The rest of her court entering the celebration with the dance procession:


Patty with Ellie and Cristina. It was a fun party and a great time to hang out with many friends and family that are a part of the neighborhood.

Another event: A blue whale washed up on shore near Pescadero a few weeks back. It appears that it was killed by a ship, getting cut up by the propeller. It was also pregant since they found a fetus nearby. We wanted to take some of the kids to see it since it is rare to see a blue whale that close. After church we took them over to Santa Cruz for lunch and then up the coast to see the 80' whale.



It already had been 2 weeks since it was found and so already was decomposing and smelling pretty bad.
Below is the group playing in the surf. Something about water and waves attracts kids!

Event #3: While I was away one day, Patty took some kids on a bike ride. They went from the Center and rode down to Alamden Park. Here is the group.