Grace turned four years old yesterday but the family celebration was today. The female Dawn Jogger can still remember vividly the excitement she and the male DJ shared when they drove to Walnut Creek the day after she was born. The first grandchild – and a girl!

The journey through the first four years has been a wonder. Yes, the female DJ is more into these preschool years than she thought she’d be, but the she maintains it’s mainly because Grace has been such a delightful little person.

The dinner menu was both decidedly California – the birthday girl wanted sushi – and old fashioned, with a homebaked birthday cake, yellow with chocolate and strawberry frosting. The latter took some extra expection on the birthday girls part…