Field Trip - Clark Planetarium

Haircut

When your daughter proudly brings you this:

You take her for a haircut.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Since I'm actually posting this several days before Thanksgiving and we'll be visiting family on turkey day, here's a look at our first day of Thanksgiving vacation:

WHile I was making stuffing, Nyah was running a salon for the girls.

 Home gymnastics

What could possibly go wrong?

The boy - isn't he adorable? 

We are grateful for all our friends and family who love and support us! Love you all!

Wait! Wait! Wait!

There was a family ball at a friend's birthday surprise party. 

I'm so not ready for this. 

Game Day!

Kurt's hockey league was able to play one of their games at the Maverick Center, so we went to watch. He's #9. 

We loved it when Kurt ended up in the penalty box :)

Roller Derby

The younger girls found Austin & Nyah's old rollerblades/skates in the garage and decided to take them for a spin, er, well, a halting roll from one support object the the next?

Olivia Update - Nov 14th

Olivia had an eye check up and her vision is wonderful: 20/20-20/25. The doctor mentioned he would never forget Olivia, which surprised me because appointments with him tend to be quick, to the point, and pretty impersonal. However, he said back when we had the chemo scare (scroll down to 2010), he was so worried about Olivia that he would wake up at night thinking about her. We are incredibly grateful we followed his recommendation for Olivia to have a second eye exam before dashing into surgery/chemo. 

We're grateful for the process and procedures and professionalism of all the doctors who care for our sweet Olivia. 

We are grateful for our fabulous girl!!

Interesting Thinks

Why the Universe is Trying to Beat You Into Submission @ Life Manifestos

Exclusive 'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough hailed as landmark in fight against hereditary diseases as Crispr technique heralds genetic revolution @ The Independent

What You Don't Know About that Wild, Unruly Child @ Scary Mommy

4 Ways to Live a More Creative Life @ Darling Magazine

Twenty-five freezer meals that don't require any cooking ahead of time @ New Leaf Wellness

Science Day

Science experiments with Olivia & Jolie

Making some colorful milk (just for fun)

Science class at Natural History museum with Austin & his friends

Home again, home again, jiggety jig

Hawaii 2013 - Blowhole

Hawaii 2013 - Animals

According to his owner, Maverick loves to hunt around the shallows looking for anything alive - sea cucumbers, crabs, fish - that he can drag up on the beach and play with. 

Chickens, chickens everywhere!

Hawaii 2013 - Hiking

Wailea Falls

Around the resort - Polihale State Park

Waimea Canyon - Hawaii's Grand Canyon

Hawaii 2013 - Team Building

Team Orange

This is my only photo of the "take turns dressing in a mumu" dance competition, the videos of which I have been forbidden from posting. We also had to write & perform a team chant, design a flag, and build a boat out of flotation rings & bamboo sticks, then race across the lagoon.

Ukelele lessons

Sandcastle building - Kurt's team won!

Hawaii 2013 - Signs

Amusing Signage of Kauai

In the airport. Of course, I always travel with my piranha.

 I love how this is posted on the edge of the cliff, in small letters, so I have to get closer to read it. 

Trapped in my hotel room! In the early morning darkness I couldn't see the bolt at the top of the door and couldn't figure out how to open my door to go out for the sunrise.

Cracker, ha ha ha.

"Keep cats indoors" - right.

Hawaii state bird

At first glance, Kurt thought this said ".... or children"