chloe these days

"harry potter" (of course)

 

 making bottle cap necklaces

drawing.. drawing and more drawing!

oh yes... the coolest gift ever!

the storm

On Wednesday November 30th we had a wind storm with category 2 hurricane winds. It started around 8 that night and didn't stop until late morning. I was at a mom's night until 11:30 and got caught driving home in the craziness. Trees were bending, palm frawns were flying. I saw traffic lights smashed on the road and lamp posts snapped in half. About fifteen minutes after I got home the lemon tree in the back yard was completely uprooted. Our neighbor's huge deodar cedar lost a pretty big branch that hit our house and blocked the driveway. We lost shingles and part of our fence fell and broke. It was a crazy night. All and all we had little damage compared to most people in our area. We are very grateful that we were all safe. The surprising thing that happened was the support from all of our neighbors. It was a nice feeling to see all of us coming together to help clean up the mess. The girls too were extremely helpful, jumping right in to help without being asked. 

It's weird how a storm can bring out the best in people.

life with mae

 in the morning she's right there to my right

 I took this photo not noticing her frog (Phil) taking a ride with the ladies.

her new winter bunny hat.. do you spot phil?

cookies with a little unschooling

chloe making the cookies, talking about fractions

and her christmas list.

davy crockett and a bumble bee

We had a great Halloween night. 

This year Celia (I mean lady gaga) got to go trick or treating with us. Super fun!

halloween

from the art desks