a long time

We took a picture of this can of lighter fluid when it ran out (last summer) because Nick bought it when he was a teenager (or younger).

Here's the boy and his can. Happy Father's Day! We love you!

3 last December

The Christmas Photo 2009.

Preschool party

This was taken last Friday. Tia is done with PreKindergarten. Goodbye S_____ School. You were a great school and gave the girls a good start in their education! We will very much miss one of the teachers, Miss A. All three of the girls had her.

3 x 2

If we'd have had twins 3 times... YIKES!

Last kindergarten field trip for Kira!

She's a first grader now! (From 6/9/2010)

We went to H______ H________.


Being a paleontologist.




Being silly in line!

Diving board fun

Natalie learns about the joys of jumping off the diving board.

(Yes, Judi is extra-busy at work right now... Talk with a client tomorrow.)(Photos by Nick.)

Kindergarten end of year picnic

Tia attends too. She is in training for kindergarten!

To the insect faire

We went to an insect faire. Natalie loves insects right now, and we always like a good science adventure!



Tia holds a walking stick.




It's a GIANT grasshopper. Nat holds him. I held him too. Then I had dreams that we had to eat tortillas with things like him inside. Ew!


Not an insect.



Kira chose not to partake in the holding or touching of insects. Here she is looking girly.


Nick got a beautiful shot of the redwoods.

The only way to fly

She LOVES planes. This park was a dream come true.

Silkmoths

Remember when the little silkworm made its cocoon? It's a girl! Nat called her Lily instead of Lauren.

Nat and Lily






Lily and her husband (no name)-Lily is starting to lay eggs. The male silkworm was originally Nat's science partner's. Nat and her science partner's moths came out of their cocoons the same day and got married.



The future... I think we have 25 or so.

Silkworm Cocoons

EVERYWHERE! Natalie now wants to learn to spin silk. You can unravel the cocoon and get the silk as created by the silkworm, but that kills the poor little silkworm. You can also boil the cocoon, after the silkworm emerges, and spin it yourself, on a spinning wheel, from the fibers--that's what she wants to learn to do.

100 days

of Pre-K. She's definitely learned a lot. She's ready for kindergarten! 3 more days of Pre-K left. Here's Tia at the beginning of the school year.

Vet trip

Buddy went to the vet for his 3rd birthday check up.

Field trip

Kira and Daddy went to the Tech Museum for a field trip with kindergartner. It was Daddy's first field trip. He survived and didn't lose any kids. Yay!

Monkeying around

After the open house....

Open House (Kindergarten)

Kira shows off her room




Nat and Kira discuss the ladybug Kira and her team created.


Kira's firefly story.


A shape firefly.


A Kira-flower.


A very hungry catepillar.


Note the "girly-girl" details on the catepillar.