The first snow of the season came on Dec. 12th. We had no idea how much more was to come in the following weeks so the kids got out to play in it as much as they could.

Uncle Adolfo came to visit us in Atlanta for Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving Day at Stone Mountain Park. The view from the top of the mountain is incredible, but the kids loved the Snow Fairy and were excited to visit Santa and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.

In November, I was doing a Hansel and Gretel in Chatanooga, so the whole family went along. The kids participated in the show and then we got to spend the rest of the day exploring the Children's Museum.

Mali chosen again for Artist's Tea

Last Spring, Mali and Alex were both chosen to read their stories at the Artist's Tea. This Fall, Mali was chosen again to represent her class. She wrote a poem called "Winter Fantasy" about playing outside during the winter.

Halloween 2010

This year Alex was a cowboy, Anna was Dora the Explorer, and Mali was a purple witch. I got groovy in 60's garb. Friday night was a party at Mali's karate dojo. Saturday night Aunt Andrea came over and fixed us a Mummy Sandwich and Bones to eat and then we were off to trunk-or-treat. Sunday, the real Halloween, we had a neighborhood street party followed by trick-or-treating. The kids are all still high on sugar!

Amber in the studio

I was hired to sing back-ups on a CD. (That's not me.) I got to go into a professional studio and be treated like a rock star. My friend and tenor (and Puerto Rican) Chris Crommett is making a Christmas CD. The songs are in Spanish and are a mix of new arrangements of old favorites and some new songs.

Raingutter Regata

Alex built and painted his boat for the Raingutter Regata. While he didn't win the whole thing, he did really well and won several heats. Besides, he had a lot of fun! We were just relieved that the boat floated!