Snowman

Katie, Nicholas, and friends helped build a rather large snowman this past weekend

Camera Fun

Katie and Nicholas received a hand-me-down digital camera for Christmas from Auntie Lindsey. Here are some examples of their expert photography.


Nicholas discovered the Sepia setting


Nicholas also discovered taking pictures of himself


Katie's new favorite hat is an old Soviet army hat from a trip Paul made to Moscow in 1991


The Xyloba is a Swiss-made wooden musical marble run


Insect art - grapes and toothpicks

More Presidents' Day Weekend

Whit and the kids spent part of Presidents' Day Weekend/school vacation week at Whit's parents' house, Oyster Cove. Recently part of a shipwreck, possibly from the 1700s, washed up onto Newcomb Hollow Beach.

Ten Years Ago This Month: February 1998

While performing a monthly back-up I noticed that our first digital photos - coinciding with the purchase of our first digital camera - are ten years old. We purchased a Sony Mavica FD7 en route to a business trip to Singapore with a long weekend in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Here are a few of these early photos - Paul and Whitney climbing a mountain to follow the path of a waterfall, followed by dinner on the beach that evening.

Presidents' Day Weekend

In Massachusetts, Presidents' Day Weekend is also the start of a week long winter break for the public schools. Whitney will be taking the kids to visit her parents house later this week.

Saturday included Katie selling Girl Scout cookies, Nicholas going to Taw Kwon Do classes, and skating at the neighbors house.



On Sunday, Paul took the children to the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, being held in Boston this year. The meeting included a special family exhibit with displays from organizations including the American Society of Plant Biologists - where the kids potted spinach seeds, the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Science Club for Girls, and Carnegie Mellon's Women Computer Science Outreach Roadshow. The CMU show was a hit with the kids - not because both Paul and Whitney and alumni, but because the kids could pet an AIBO.

Week of Valentine's Day

NIcholas had a busy week in kindergarten. First, on Tuesday was Hundred's Day, the 100th day of school for the year, which the lower classes at Schofield celebrate with special activities around the number 100.

On Thursday was the annual kindergarten Valentine's Day concert.

Katie's Art from Third Grade

Katie's art classes this year tied to two other year long study projects, one on the insect world, the other on Russia.

Nicholas' Art Work from Kindergarten