Brothers enjoying a good German brew!
Nothing was as "cool" as playing with Uncle Mike!
New Year's eve meant sparklers on the balcony. 
William can play his fantasy games for long periods of time. Lions, knights, dinosaurs, and Batman, all interacting without a glitch.
Marga blew us all away with her puzzle skills.
We all looked forward to "quiet time" which meant a show or video for the kids and a short period of respite for the exhausted!!

Principal read-aloud

Every year around the holidays we have a read-aloud at Barnes and Noble. A number of parents and teachers take turns reading their favorite book to the kids. It is always packed partly because everyone who comes gets a homework pass. Our Select Choir sings and the evening closes with the principal reading. What fun!!!

Happy Diwali

During Diwali, we gathered some Indian and not so Indian ladies to walk through our school and share some of the Indian culture. 

This is my very own saree that Neelu brought from India for me this summer.


Happy Diwali to all. May this holiday be full of light for everyone.

Halloween parade

Will this really be the last time that I will lead the Halloween parade? This year I was proud to walk with a witch and a pirate. Behind me the "army man".

These are only a few pictures out of the  150 taken. William I'll send the CD!

A beautiful day at Lehigh Gorge State Park

Today Glenn and I decided to add some more waterfalls to our current list. 
Many of the leaves have already dropped but some are hanging on in beautiful hues of red, yellow and orange.
We were hiking part of the 26-mile long  bike trail that runs through Lehigh Gorge State and Hickory Run State Park.
It was a lovely, sunny and cool day.

We saw many birds but no critters other than this little snake quickly scooting off the path where it had been soaking up the sun.

We saw four or five waterfalls but their flow was limited. Lack of rain has brought great torrents down to little more than a trickle in some places.
Holly always likes to stand on the edge so Mommy can have an anxiety attack.
This what a bright clear day along the Lehigh River looks like.

Fall in Oma's garden

My fall garden










Last time we visited my garden, Holly was watching the frog and she is still persevering. Mr. Frog is unfazed by now. I also like you to see my flowers, begonias, roses, dahlias, marguerites, and sweet William. Today it was still 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a great day for Holly to sit in the grass and see if a squirrel will be easier to catch than a frog!

Spiderman! Spiderman!!

On the road (every day and almost everywhere) with the accomplished superhero!