Holyoke Sidewalk Chalkin’

Hanging out in Holyoke and colorizing the sidewalk with Aunt Sarah, Tien & Kien, Nainai.  And Nainai’s shoe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov_cTrvNgF8

Not our chalk, but similar.

Crib Deconstruction Project

We walk you through the process of deconstructing Crib “Number 2,” the one for which we don’t have the original instructions.  A model of pedagogy; even if you don’t care about cribs, you will still find much to enjoy and from which to benefit in this soon-to-be-classic instructional video!

Crib Deconstruction Project Instructional Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHLLqKx4u9o

The accompanying still photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/wedaman/Cribs#

A Key Corner of Old "Number 2"

Spring Comes to Cambridge

Documentation for you of unmistakeable Spring!  Flowers, etc.  Also some photos from a playdate with Jenna of our preschool and her older brother Jake.

http://picasaweb.google.com/wedaman/41709Web?pli=1&gsessionid=qIa-WUr5PUwmtypw1iArPA#slideshow

Leah imbibes of a Tulip Tree's essence

Quotes of the Day

• Leah: This is how you make an eye.  I’m making a hot balloon.
• Isaac: I’m making a rain. I’m making a rain cloud. I’m making the cheeks.
• Leah: My pool has no black stuff in it.  Look, I made a ghost eye.
• Isaac: I’m making a ghost. These are the legs of it.
• Leah: Good paper, Isaac.
• Isaac: I’m making a truck. This is the smokestack coming out. My truck is not a truck, it’s a machine.
• Leah: I’m making a race car that will eat these lines. I’m making a Cyclops. I’m making big balls and little balls.
• Isaac: I’m making a running ball. I’m making a house.
• Leah: I’m putting some little kings inside my house for my kings.
• Isaac: I’m making a haunted house with ghosts in it. The ghosts have to have steps to come out of the house.
• Leah: These are the pictures of ghosts trying to scare the “conkas” but they can’t scare, they’re just balls.
• Isaac: Maybe they don’t have legs.
• Leah: They do have legs but they can’t walk because they eat all the time.

Quotes of the Day

• Leah: This is a fake rock with bad things under it.
• Leah: The little kids weren’t listening to our words so we put them in jail.

Valentine’s Mailbox

We’ve created a Valentine’s Mailbox for the family.  Into it goes all Valentines we receive, to be opened 2/14/09.  For more, see this informative short video:

http://gallery.me.com/wedaman1/100574

Flickr Valentine's Heart Display

Holiday Pictures

Loads of fun during holiday period (12/15/08 – 1/05/09).  Feast your eyes!

An excerpt:

Hannukias

Hanukkah a-comin’

Signs of Hanukkah (starts 12/21) are sprouting up everywhere.