At home with Malcolm and Nora

Halloween preparations galore

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We went to a really amazing neighborhood last night that goes all out with the spooky decorations for trick-or-treating. They even close off a cul-de-sac from traffic and throw a little block party, and our friends Carla and Dave host an annual Halloween party that's as much for the grown ups as for the kids. The kids made a killing with the loot. Here's to a sugar high that lasts for weeks!

The photo is of some terrific pumpkin paintings from Malcolm's classroom.

Pumpkin patch

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The choosing of the pumpkin is serious business, but perhaps not as much fun as playing with the boxes they ship in. Photo by Baba, who visited us last weekend and documented much of the proceedings.

Spoooooky!

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Malcolm shows off his jack-o-lantern design.

Sparkly feathered beach ball pumpkin

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Pagan spiral march

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At Nora's school they have an annual spiral march led by their awesome music teacher, Mama Vida.

Little Miss Butterfly Fairy

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...with teacher Jeanette.

Funny Bones

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Clever macaroni art from Malcolm's classroom.

Most inspired political costume

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Sarah Palin with devil horns.

Room 7 on parade

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Malcolm's in yellow and black the lower left corner.

Which Transformer is the Real Malcolm?

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Happy Halloween!

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Nora's cathedral

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Zach and Ben

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We failed to get decent photos at Deirdre's cousin Peter's wedding to Traci, but we really enjoyed catching up with the Antes clan (well, in Deirdre's case -- everyone else was meeting them for the first time). Here are two of Malcolm and Nora's cool older cousins.

Malcolm with cousin Arden

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Malcolm was thrilled to meet and hang out with his Antes cousins.

Guy

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Waiting for the show to begin

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Konked Out

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Last weekend Pop Pop and Irene visited (we know you're curious -- she's great), and we headed over to the beach to test drive Malcolm's new stomp rocket. Nora was very excited to oversee the proceedings.

Rock Climber

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Pop Pop and Irene

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At Crab Cove, Alameda.

Kid in a Tree

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Peter and Peter got married!

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Again! Nora and Deirdre were thrilled to attend a small ceremony in Oakland last Tuesday with friends and Perez's sister Loly in attendance. We're so happy for you two — congratulations!

Hooray!

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I love love love that they wore their sweet matching bunny ties from the first wedding in San Francisco. Shy girl that she is, Nori hid under a bench for the post nuptial photo shoot. Here we are a few minutes before, Deirdre all teary eyed and proud, watching the ceremony.

From the Peters: Feel free to make a donation to Equality California, which is waging the campaign against Proposition 8 and a donation here can help keep marriage legal for everyone in California. We are listed under "Peter Repetti and Peter Perez".

The Lonesome Puppy

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Peter and Nora reading together at the impromptu brunch after party. Cute!

Mama's big Radiohead adventure

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We've been vacationing in Seattle so Deirdre could catch Radiohead in Vancouver and Seattle with some friends. She got to meet their bass player, Colin Greenwood, after the Vancouver show, which was a real treat. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer posted photos of last night's show (by Grant M. Haller), including this one. From the left, Chris, a few lovely neighbors, Deirdre, an obscured Leigh Ann, and Laura.