Back to the US

First few months in back in the US, including Christmas

On the flight back to SeattleSeeing old friends
Neighborhood partyWith Terry and Sue and friends on Whidbey Island
First day back at school!
Peter and the letter we wrote to his teacher back in GenevaMelissa
Kenny with a Knex toyThe kids went to a Bellevue Fire Department event with Eric
Meanwhile, I went on a Northrup Canyon hike with the Ice Age Floods Institute. A very long drive, but interesting sights and friendly people.
The old homestead that used to be back here
Again, from the top
The kids sure do have a great view on their way to school (when it's not rainy, that is)
Kenny playing soccerEric is very proud of his beef broccoli
Peter at Remlinger Farms school tripOur shipment from Geneva comes
Peter got $5 when I sold his old bikePeter and his menagerie
Kenny on a field trip to the Issaquah salmon hatcheryHalloween party in Peter's class
One of the moms went all out with the cupcakes.My project was a lot easier
Kenny and Peter with their costumes. Kenny's costume was pretty freaky when he had the mask on. He could see right through the cloth.Kenny's birthday party
A monster tall lego tower - I had to put on the last piecesAlong the Alki Beach trail in West Seattle - Ilana took some nice pictures because the light was so good.
A trip to Vancouver - the Capilano suspension bridge
There were also a few other funky bridges that were cantilevered out
Peter having fun in the hotel room (the Sylvia hotel again)
Walking along the Stanley Park trail to the aquarium from our hotel - it was a bit long, in the rain!
A boat was wrecked along the trailClose to the Exploratorium - there was group practicing Dragon boat racing
Kenny at the shooting range
Ice skating in downtown Bellevue temporary rinkPeter with Rascal
Mini hike with friends to Weona parkChristmas in North Carolina! Visiting the Arboretum - there was a lego sculpture display
The new kitty, Heidi, in the cat house made by Ann
The kids were very interested in trying to entice Heidi to sit on their lapsGathering for dinner
Ken does a funny trick with his lips - no props involved!Ann's exhibit area
At the Grove arcade, the phone booths aren't much use anymore!A vending machine for stones
Visiting with my mother
Peter on the trampolineKids with cousin Conrad
Conrad has an awesome treehousePeter enjoyed playing on the drum set
Ann doing some drawing with the kids
The Christmas tree, and Forrest in his finery
Christmas dinnerPeter playing with Heidi
Brian doing a caricature of PeterPeter doing a caricature of Brian
Peter and ForrestKenny and Peter with cousin Hoyt
Taking a little hike in the woods, at Lake Powhatan
One of Tom's goats, at his place
Tom and his electric powered truckThere's lots of construction going on there
Tom felled this tree across the ravine to make a little bridgePicnic at EarthHaven
EarthHaven has a beautiful little bamboo garden
The house Tom built many years ago
Old school bus
The water plant
Fish pond
Peter and Kenny get to do clay projects with their grandma
They also made bread in a train mold as a surprise for grandpa
And, of course, breadsticks