opera house

First stop in Paris was the over-the-top Opera House! Noble almost decided not to come but after going through the building with a kid-friendly audio guide, he was glad he came.

the big cut

before and after!

last day of school!

i think mahala was more excited than noble but she was in a rush to catch the bus and did not appreciate my request for a photo! noble and his walking buddy of two years, magnus, off on their final morning stroll.

thank you party

one of my favorite traditions in ms. honda's class is their thank you party where they invite parents, guest speakers, and anyone who has come in to help or guide or teach the class. the kids give short individual speeches and then sing and then we all eat cake! an important lesson in gratitude!

fairfax parade and festival

it's that time of year again! parade, complete with the green team and noble singing as part of a trio, and the green team booth selling chocolate during both days. they sold almost all of the chocolate - around 400 pieces!

spring music concert

white hill had their final music concert and impressed us with their band, jazz band, chorus, orchestra and combined chorus and orchestra. mahala had been working so hard on her pieces - and they were difficult ones for someone coming from suzuki training!

2017 little league - the A's

a really fun season and improvement for noble as a catcher. coach tim was the most enthusiastic coach and humorously over the top with his long post-game e-mails. joey, felix, devin, elias, leo, chloe and will were the manor representatives and joined logan, gianni, nate, dylan for an awesome season. noble got his first homerun (although based on errors it;s still fun to claim) and achieved his goal of tagging someone out at home (there were some very dramatic plays at home this year with stealing allowed). AND how fitting that the team was sponsored by Hairfax - this was a very hairy team! go A's!