For the 2011 Winter Recital it was back to the piano teacher’s house. This is Emily’s last recital as now that she’s about to turn 16 she has the option to quit piano lessons and is going to exercise that option. I’ve always said that I would be happy as long as my kids learned… Continue reading 2011 Winter Recital
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2011 Halloween
Every year we try to grow a big pumpkin. Some years are better than others but this year turned out to be our biggest pumpkin yet. When we first had kids I enjoyed carving pumpkins with them and didn’t mind being the pumpkin gut scooper. After being in charge of scooping guts for the past… Continue reading 2011 Halloween
Anne’s 2011 Halloween Band Concert
So, it turned out there was a use for Anne’s interesting-looking Halloween costume. Apparently she needed it for her 9th grade Halloween band concert. Here in all its glory is the video from Anne’s concert. You can see her in the percussion section wearing what looks to me like something that Luigi would wear if… Continue reading Anne’s 2011 Halloween Band Concert
Family Vacation 2011 – Getting Some History
Last time we were in Southern California we took the kids to the Getty Museum for some culture. This time we decided to take them to San Juan Capistrano for some history education. It was a beautiful sunny day at the Mission San Juan Capistrano and the kids seemed to enjoy it as a nice… Continue reading Family Vacation 2011 – Getting Some History
Family Vacation 2011 – Disneyland
Over the years our family has figured out that 2 days in Anaheim, one day at Disneyland and one day at California Adventure, is about as much fun as we can handle. Nothing beats the excitement of entering the park on that first morning and nothing beats the comfort of your pillow when you collapse… Continue reading Family Vacation 2011 – Disneyland
Family Vacation 2011 – The Eyesight Escapade
This year was a “big” family vacation (we alternate “big” and “little” vacations each year). Because I’ve been in school for the past two years, including straight through two summers, I promised the kids that once I graduated we could take a vacation to Disneyland. In our opinion October is the best time to visit… Continue reading Family Vacation 2011 – The Eyesight Escapade
A family activity
The kids have been bugging me to do a family activity so we decided to go mini-golfing at our neighborhood fun center. When it comes to mini-golf, I can go about 2 or 3 holes of taking turns, putting in order, keeping score, etc. before I (and the kids) lose patience and everyone just starts… Continue reading A family activity
Graduation
This month brought the end of nearly two years of school, including both summers for a total of 6 semesters, and with it the completion of my masters degree in Software Management from CMU. I didn’t participate in formal graduation ceremonies as an undergrad. I had a rather checkered undergraduate educational experience and the completion… Continue reading Graduation
Now that’s a cabbage!
Sam brought a small cabbage plant home from school earlier in the year in a cup. I’m not sure what science project his class was working on but apparently it involved planting a cabbage seed. Most of the “plant a seed in a cup” type of projects our household undertakes end up not working out.… Continue reading Now that’s a cabbage!
Caroline’s 5th grade program
Today was the 5th grade program at Caroline’s school. I actually didn’t know that they were going to have the program until this morning. I usually go walking every morning with a friend in the neighborhood who has kids almost the identical ages as mine. She mentioned that she had to go to her son’s… Continue reading Caroline’s 5th grade program