Thanksgiving

The Kelly portion of the Thanksgiving crew.

Grandparent Overload

The kids have become used to seeing the San Mateo grandparents on a regular basis.

But now that we are a short flight from Washington, the kids will be seeing a lot more of the Olympia grandparents as well.

We showed the folks a little sunshine.

Books were read, hoops were shot.

Next visit: Christmastime!

Solar Eclipse

Rosemary is shown here holding a device for viewing a solar eclipse.

She and I made this pinhole projector (okay, mostly I made it) in order to view the partial eclipse that occurred here recently.

We brought our show on the road and demonstrated the projector for Silas' class, who took turns creating an image of the eclipsed sun.

The next solar eclipse in this area occurs August 21, 2017.

That will be just before classes begin (fourth grade for Silas, first grade for Rosemary), so there won't be a schoolyard viewing.

The next solar eclipse after that will be October 14, 2023. 

These kids will be in the tenth grade.

Halloween First Steps

Look who took her first steps on Halloween!  (Caught on a grainy cellphone video.)

Lion and Tiger getting ready for Silas' class costume party:

Rosemary volunteered for the mummy-wrapping contest (that's Silas as Buzz Lightyear).

We trick-or-treated with our neighbor Selena and saw some elaborate Halloween displays.

Many more pictures are here.