On the windy beach in Alameda
December 3rd, 2011
Malcolm made a very convincing Harry Potter
November 21st, 2011
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complete with last-minute lipstick scar.
We haven’t posted in a while, so for today, here are belated photos from Halloween and timely photos for Thanksgiving. We’ll post a few from summertime (Disneyland! Legoland!) to catch you up another day.
And Nora was…
November 21st, 2011
well whatever this thing is. It was cute and fun, at any rate.
Auction Night
November 21st, 2011
Guy and Deirdre got to have a night out while supporting the kids’ school at the annual fundraising auction. Let’s hear it for date night!
Second Grade Feast
November 21st, 2011
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Nora’s class celebrated the Fall Feast, in which kids learned about the first winter the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth and how the Wampanoag people helped them survive. Everyone dressed up and performed a small speaking part: Nora was a young, widowed mother who was thankful to have survived with her children.
We gathered at Roberts Park and it was a crisp but beautiful fall day.
Nora had a great time with her friends
November 21st, 2011
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Despite being camera shy…
November 21st, 2011
Pilgrim Mama
November 21st, 2011
All the parents got dressed up as Pilgrims or Wampanaug and manned various stations for large-scale food prep, crafts, or games.
At the lobster station
November 21st, 2011
Guy was in charge of the lobster and the kids took turns helping out.
Time to dig in!
November 21st, 2011
The food was excellent, but Nora stuck to apple juice and popcorn.