Happy Holidays, 2008

Julie and I decorated a couple of plain evergreen wreaths to hang on our front stairs. Not bad, if I do say so myself.

Alexa's friend Corrine joined us for Thanksgiving. Her parents grew up in China. She was born in Paris and lived most of her life in Montreal. So this was her first classic American Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and mashed potatoes.
Alexa and Corrine. They met backpacking in Maine during Harvard's Freshman Outdoor Program the week before starting college.
Quite a spread.
I blame the photographer.
Cheers!

Michael and Nick with their instructor Dave at The Real School of Music.We heard Greg Hawkes, the keyboardist for the Cars, play at The Real School of Music with four of the instructors, including Michael and Nicholas' instructor Dave.

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we all went to Charlie Wu's vacation house in Maine. This photo is of all the kids.
...and now the adults.
Alexa and Corrine decorating the Christmas tree Thanksgiving weekend.
Michael had some friends over before The Soccer Ball, one of the biggest social events at the high school. Michael went with Dana (the taller girl in the photo). Dana's father and mother are another Harvard-Wellesley couple.

Nicholas is practicing stacking things.
Nick is also experimenting with keystone arches.
It snowed today, Dec 7. ChiChi and I went for a mountain bike ride / dog walk over at Horn Pond.
Merry Christmas!