Little Red Hen (& quilt)

Yesterday Molly's class did a performance of the "Little Red Hen" story. It was super cute. Molly was a Rooster & had been practicing all week.

They also showed their quilts, which they've been working on for a few weeks (with a lot of help from parent volunteers).

And yes, Ms. Kim is very very pregnant! Due in two weeks, but feels ready right now.

The whole class (almost) with teachers & aids
Back row: Mr. McWhorter, Ms. Kim, Ms. McWhorter
Standing: Skylar, Justin, James, Molly, Solaemon, Keila, Stella
Kneeling: Hamzaa, Aiden, Otis, Anthony, Chaidan, Joseph
Sitting ("criss cross applesauce"): Rose, Haadiya, Vaughn, Isabella, Bobby

Molly's quilt.
Panels include: creek study; self portrait; Little Red Hen; hand prints; drawing (note that the drawing below the green handprint is a drawing of the quilt, with a drawing of the quilt on that quilt - very "meta"); fish prints; Stone Soup; and the seasons (trees). 

Picture Roundup (Nov 2010 - Feb 2011)

I'm trying to catch up on all the photos. Well, probably not all of them, but at least some of them. So here are a random assortment of photos from November 2010 through February 2011. Enjoy!

November 2010:

Silly Uncle Seth & Clara

Clara bounces

Molly up high at school

bus-waiting activities

bus waiting

no wonder they don't mind waiting for the bus. :)

Nana & Pa prepare the turkey for Thanksgiving

Clara, eying the turkey (suspicious? curious? hungry?)

silly sisters dressing up in Nana's jewelery.

Clara puts on a puppet show for Nana

Nana & Clara take Winky and Snickers for a walk.

December 2010:

Molly & Chaidan at the park.

Lemonade assembly line (Nate on juicer, Molly cutting, Clara washing)

Wow! what a New Year's table!

January 2011:

Zach's awesome smiley breakfast

More awesome smiley breakfast

Princesses walking back from the library with their mom. 

Clara climbing at Nate's birthday party

Molly climbing at Nate's birthday party.

Clara with Lucija, Peanut, & Illeana

February 2011:

Molly pointing out the sights on the school bus ride.

Sofi & the girls doing art at Steep Ravine

Molly's writing center piece about our trip to the snow: "I went to the snow with my friends it was a to [two] levule [level]" - house that is. The picture shows the cars (stuck in the snow?), and the icicles. And the huge snow drifts.

Sillier Sisters (Feb 2011)

oh, the funny things they do!

a day at the Discovery Museum (February 2011)

Back in February Nona came out for a brief break from the drama in Takoma Park. We whisked her off to the Bay Area Discovery Museum for a lovely Bay Area day.

The girls spent a long time at the Golden Gate Bridge exhibit - it had lots of parts to attach and move around and so many ways to enjoy it.

Sage Sisters