Chopstickery
One of the baberies got stuck and the kids used chopsticks to extract her. Then they showed off their superior chopstick skills by pretending to eat her!
Family Art Day
Can you guess the artist of each piece?
Walking Wounded
Poor Nana! Last Saturday he closed the sliding glass door a little too fast in just the wrong place and sliced open his little foot. We tried to manage with bandages, but between his terribly sweaty feet and his propensity…
A Halloween Poem
Linus has been having Writers Workshop at school, in which they learn about stories. He’s gotten very interested in stories and today he decided to write a story – all on his own! I only helped him a teeny bit…
August 18 – October 12, 2020
What a strange thing it is to look back on these photos and see how much has passed. Linus hadn’t started school. There were leaves on the trees. Mina was running around outside in summer dresses. Actually that last one…
Bartleby’s Grand Day Out
I completely forgot about this set of photos – which is ironic because we took them to surprise Yen. The kids and I were alone one sunny weekend afternoon and they decided we should take Bartleby outside for a photo…
Family Photo Shoot
At some point every year, Yen moans about how few family portraits we have. We decided we should try working out something with our lovely fall garden. It turned out to be a bit of a challenge. We started out…
Halloween for Manatees
The seacows are trick-or-treating. Roundnose is a ghost, Bartleby is a skeleton, and Paddlehead is a zombie. They crawl up to Mina’s bed and she says, “What wonderful costumes!” before offering them all seaweed candy.
Halloween Songs
The kids made Halloween videos. The first is a classic. The second is a Linus Tran original.
Fall Garden Tour
Our garden is particularly lovely in fall. The kids decided to make a garden tour for Grandma. I don’t think she’ll mind if everyone watches.
Problem Solver
Mina may be small, but she’s figure out how to get into the car without assistance.
Mina’s Tea Party
Mina has developed an interest in tea parties as a way to relax on a weekend afternoon – particularly when she’s become frustrated or the day didn’t go as she planned. One thing that has really made it a special…
First Day of School (sort of)
Not quite the cliche “first day of school” picture, but here’s Linus enjoying his odd first day of school: This first day is a Zoom call for 30 minutes. He’ll have his first real day actually at school on Friday…
Trick Scooting
Linus saw Yen do this one day and decided he should try it. We were all certain he would crash, but look what he pulled off! I think we can agree he’s ready for skiing now.