Our family tradition of dressing up together continued! Jawsh made paper cut outs and we took a picture together proclaiming: Happy Harris-ween. In the evening, we showed the boys The Addams Family (circa 199) and Micah went out our front door and knocked on it a few times to go "trick or treating." This was definitely not as eventful as previous years, but we hope that with new national leadership things will change soon. What will Thanksgiving be like this year???
The cousins had a good time making their gingerbread Halloween Shacks. They were online together goofing, creating, and presenting to one another. Micah got super silly and spread black frosting all over his face proclaiming he went through "puberty" and the girls had a great time screaming at one another. They also played a “minute to win it” game, where they had 1 minute to cover someone in TP to look like a mummy. The boys were unsuccessful. At the end of the evening, they enjoyed playing Minecraft with one another. This was a crazy Halloween get together but I think the kids had a great time. What are we going to do tomorrow???
Yet another school project... this time Micah made a carbon atom with fruit. He felt so lucky because his teacher chose him first to choose the element he wanted to represent. He wisely chose Carbon with an atomic number of 6 (unlike Noah who chose Phosphorus last year that had an atomic number of 15). The best part of Micah's project was that we could eat it when he was done taking the picture! What project will he have to complete next???
Another school project... Micah painted a pumpkin in the likeness of... can you guess???
For the past 6 years, we have spent Halloween with the V and K families. This year will be different. There are no costumes, no trick or treat, no parties, no get togethers, no silly games... so this year it was really important to me to BOO these families. I picked up some Krispy Kreme donuts and we left them on their doorsteps with the note, "no tricks, only treats." I miss my friends, as do the boys, and hope that we will come out of this pandemic stronger. What will Micah want to do on Halloween???
We are taking a deep breath and hoping for the best. As we drop off our mail ballots weeks before the election, we have heavy hearts. We know that the way things have been, especially this past year, are not the way it should be. We believe that science is real, we believe in equality, we believe that no person is illegal, we believe diversity makes us stronger, we believe Black lives matter, we believe love is love. We believe that we can make a change. What will happen on November 3???
Happy Zoom birthday to Liam. He is now 9 years old and as funny as ever. He loves his family fully and declares Micah to be his favorite cousin. We hope all of his wishes come true... we wonder what he wished for???
Happy Birthday to my Dimple Cheek Boy. He woke up to birthday streamers, presents upon presents, and of course, his giant birthday donut. Micah is our talented, loving, smart, baby boy. He has an inner GPS and a knack in the kitchen. He is easily embarrassed if Jawsh or I are in his Zoom (this is how I know he is knocking on the door to his teenage years). We love him so.... what will this year bring???
Just because we're in a pandemic, it doesn't mean the boys have stopped their school projects. Noah was tasked to make a rollercoaster and he actually did it! It's definitely not a sight for your eyes but it is functional and the marble can also take the upside down loop successfully which showed Noah that kinetic energy, potential energy, gravity, and friction all work together. I was pretty impressed. Will Noah use this experience as an engineer???
Micah is knocking on the door to his teen years.... how is 12? This year, Micah wanted to celebrate with his friends and his cousins so he had two Zoom parties. Micah met with his friends and they played a Simpson trivia game where they unlocked their own mini briefcases to find a sprinkled donut, Simpson stickers, and candy, candy, and some more candy. Then Micah had another Zoom party where he played an escape room with his cousins. Afterwards they all ate Dominos pizza and had Korean strawberry cake together over Zoom in their respective houses. I thought it was really interesting because cousins from Chino Hills to Denver, were experiencing this all together. This is one nice thing about the pandemic... the boys are spending more time with their cousins which has been really nice. What will Noah want to do on his birthday???
LAUSD partnered with Fender to give students the opportunity to learn how to play music during the pandemic. Micah received an electric guitar and Noah received an acoustic guitar for FREE! The boys have music lessons twice a week and are learning how to play a new instrument. I am so thankful that they have this opportunity to learn and grow. What song will they learn how to play first???
Noah is taking Advanced Art at school and he was tasked to look for murals around our neighborhood. As we drove to the Rabbi's house to pick up Hebrew books, we asked the boys to look out the windows. We were so surprised to see so many murals! We knew they were there, but just taking a moment and looking really opened our eyes to the diversity of art all over the walls from a 5 mile stretch from Playa Vista to Santa Monica. Noah would hop out of the car a few times to take a picture with a mural or two, and this was one of my favorites. A bear lounging makes me feel so happy... does it do the same for you???
The boys love the beach... I'm so thankful. They had a wonderful time swimming and boogie boarding and for a moment, I forgot that we were in a pandemic. Isn't that wonderful???
I read that the South Coast Botanical Gardens limits visitors and is so large that social distancing is easier to do at this garden... and I would have to attest that it is true! We came to the gardens and were so blown away by the beautiful landscaping, plants, flowers, and sculptures. It's very close to Palos Verdes so the air quality is really nice and we enjoyed spending time there. The boys are starting to play Pokemon Go so they liked finding Pokemon while we walked. When will we visit again???
