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

March days

On a scavenger hunt at the PEM

Looking for clues

Dressing up for a Velcro exhibit at the PEM

Celebrating Genevieve's 4th birthday

A peek at #3

Singing the UU principles song with her Sunday school class during Youth Sunday

She purposefully stood in front of the mic and adjusted it to her own height. 

Gathering the collection

The Sunday school classes singing the closing hymn, "This Little Light of Mine"

Iditarod and Chinese New Year

Dressed up for the annual Downton Abbey fellowship at church

William had an Iditarod day at school, where I got to come in and help the kids with an Iditarod story, craft, and game. Here he is painted like a snow dog. 

Making a mushing team. 

Listening to another parent talk about working in Antarctica with sled dogs

Lining up for their mushing drill

A pack of cute puppies

Chinese New Year at the PEM

Crafting at our Iditarod party

Working on totem poles and northern lights paintings

Making snow dough

The snow and ice made it impossible to do an I-kid-arod outside, but we still did snow dog lessons indoors. 

Getting ready to watch Li Liu, a Chinese acrobat at her school to celebrate the Chinese New Year 

(A is standing to wave at the back.)

Will and I went to a mushing demo.