The kids have done it again. Here’s what they want for the holidays. Daniel would like me to remind everyone that the same list applies for his birthday on 22 Jan.
Entries Tagged as 'holidays'
2010 Holiday Wish Lists
December 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
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Thanksgiving 2010
November 25th, 2010 · No Comments
In a continuing tradition, we had the Yang/Williams over for T-day. In a remarkable turn of events, I actually cooked a turkey! Moira and Fiona play with Camille while Daniel plays solitaire by himself as the adults converse.
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Halloween 2010
October 31st, 2010 · No Comments
Halloween here was some costumes, jack-o-lanterns, and candy – the usual things.
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Pumpkin Carving Party
October 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
I am a fool. Camille and her many (and I really mean many) friends were planning a party to carve pumpkins. Lila wanted to host, but couldn’t. So, fool that I am, wanting to facilitate my daughter’s rich social life, offered to host the party. It exhausted me. Here are the results.
Rainy Fourth of July Sail
July 4th, 2010 · No Comments
It rains a lot on the fourth of July in Seattle. Want proof? Check this out: We motored to Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island to watch the fireworks. We anchored for a front row seat.
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Soggy Memorial Day Sailing Trip
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments
Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a rainy Memorial Day weekend. We went south to rendezvous with our friends in Gig Harbor. We spent the first night at Point Defiance, touring the zoo the next day. Then we swapped kids, Simon spending the night with us and Camille with Hazel. On Monday, we [...]
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Mother’s Day 2010
May 9th, 2010 · No Comments
It was our 11th annual Mother’s Day celebration. As is our custom, we went to Discovery Park for a picnic. Camille brought her unicycle. We went to the “sand pit” after the picnic to play.
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Passover Seder and trip to SoCal
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Last week, we visited Molly’s family in Los Angeles. The kids and Molly went early and took in a visit to Magic Mountain (see separate post). I joined them on Thursday.
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Christmas!
December 25th, 2009 · No Comments
A few Christmas pictures…
Christmas Crabbing
December 24th, 2009 · No Comments
We went off today to catch Christmas crabs. We brought home five keepers! There was a sea star in each trap. One trap held six male crabs, five were keepers. The other had just the sea star. We reset the traps. We’ll be back for more this weekend.