Thursday, July 9, 2015

Spring update

Some very out of order spring photos:


Take your daughter to work day at Lincoln Lab--Avonlea Jane was very clear that she needed to wear business casual for her office day


Facepainting on the Common after the Walk for HAWC


Facepainting on the Common after the Walk for HAWC



Enjoying his new bike


Will's art on display at the school gallery night--His flower is the green one with the red center above his head.


Urbanscapes (His is the one above his head.)



(His is the one behind his head.)


Monet's Waterlillies (His is the one above him.)



Enjoying their Easter baskets
We stayed home from our church service and egg hunt because Avonlea Jane was sick. 


At Amelia's puppy party for her 2nd birthday



yard sale find


Another tooth down


A chilly soccer practice


The lower grades at A's school watching Karim Nagi perform and talk about Middle Eastern music


Helping David plant a tree downtown 



At the MassPoetry Carnival on the Common




Pointing to his name in Chinese


Our spread for a St. Patrick's Day fellowship


At the PEM, participating in their architectural engineering project. He had to choose two design challenges: sustainability (as seen by his reflective solar paneling on the roof) and space flexibility (as seen by the lack of internal walls). He also had to make it to scale, though for better heating efficiency, he lowered his ceilings slightly. He designed and built a Hot and Warn Ice Cream Parlor in the Arctic (thus the lack of cold ice cream, because who wants to eat cold things in the tundra?). For a touch of whimsy, you get from the second to first floor by fire pole. He also got the chance to explain/defend his choices to a pair of real architects.


At the Museum of Science electricity demo


More Take Your Daughter to Work Day

Museum and Junior Ranger Days (April)


Enjoying playground science at the Museum of Science


Avonlea Jane's height in nanometers


William's height in nanometers


Exploring different objects under a microscope


Avonlea Jane's artwork (the one with the red background) was selected to be on display at the Peabody Essex Museum. 




Coloring her own tote bag at the PEM


Coloring a tote with Brandy


At the U.S.S. Constitution Museum




At the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown



Listening to a presentation about the battle on Breed's Hill


Getting sworn in as Charlestown Junior Rangers


Coloring at the John Adams National Historic Site visitors' center while wearing the kepis they were given when they asked a ranger if they had any Civil War sesquicentennial trading cards


On the trolley heading to the John Adams birthplace



Birthplace of John Quincy Adams 

(Note for those not from Massachusetts: Quincy is pronounced not like Quincy Jones but Qwin-zee.)


Birthplace of John Adams


At Peacefield, the Adams farm


The Adams' family library






Getting sworn in as Junior Rangers