Day 64: Theatre

It has been a pretty cultured weekend. Having taken Daniel and Anna to the ballet on Friday morning, I went to see the musical "Good News!" performed at a local high school on Saturday evening, and featuring one of the girls from church. Then on Sunday afternoon, David took Johnny downtown to see a play called "Locomotion", which they both thoroughly enjoyed.

Day 63: Back to White River West

My friend Kim and I took eight kids from the church's Middle School youth group up Mt Hood to sled today. There was one spare seat so Daniel got to come with us, much to his delight. It was a wonderful day, with much better conditions than when we came for his birthday party. After sledding for a while, he decided to try snowboarding!

Day 62: At the ballet

Today was a teacher work day and so a group of friends took our kids to a morning performance of "La Fille Mal Gardee" downtown. It was a wonderful experience for everyone. Here are Anna and her friend Lexi twirling in the lobby before we took our seats.

Day 61: Surprise!

March 1st and an unexpected dusting of snow - it looked pretty but the kids were very disappointed that it had no effect on the school day.

Day 60: Multi-cultural night

We LOVE our school and Multicultural Night is a highlight of the school year, an opportunity to honor and celebrate the many cultures represented at our school (17 different languages are spoken by our families). Families bring in a dish to share and there was an amazing spread this evening of delicious food from countries as diverse as Mexico, El Salvador, Holland, Portugal, Vietnam, Laos and Korea (and many more). I baked my grandmother's sticky toffee pudding, a firm favorite in our family, and in this picture Anna and her friend Charlotte are pouring the toffee sauce over the individual portions of pudding before the crowds arrived to eat.

Day 59: At the indoor playground

It is cold and wet so what could be more fun than an afternoon with his friend Greg at an indoor playground, featuring an amazing jungle-themed play structure?

Day 58: Old Favorite

I loved this book when I was a child and am really enjoying reading it to the kids. It is a very descriptive account of the life of a 9 year old girl growing up on an English farm in the 1890s - it is a completely different world from my children's upbringing and utterly fascinating.