Visit with Santa

At the annual work holiday party, Sydney admits she was a bit naughty this year. She hopes Santa Claus can bring her at least one gift for Christmas -- a monkey.

When You Believe

Rowayton Elementary Winter Concert by the 4-5th grades directed by Ms. Kemeny. Syd is 4th from the top and 2nd from the left. I didn't catch the first part of the song but I thought it was so pretty which is why I picked it to showcase -- When You Believe from Prince of Egypt

to view on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RPhPb-6gu4

to Grandma Magda

to view on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5_GtHajLeg

Detroit Metro Airport

USTF Winter Nationals

Syd competes at her 2nd USTF National Tournament at the Embassy Suites in Rogers, AK.

3rd Place Red Belt Pattern

Here's our gal with her 3rd place medal for Choong-Moo Pattern (30 moves).

Norwalk Taekwondo Academy Team

autumn front yard

our japanese maple tree is quite spectacular this time of year.

living room

sydney, willy and string cheese in the living room whose dark blue carpeting transformed into hardwood flooring.

tkd studio

the dining room that never was now turns into syd's taekwondo at-home studio. along with learning specific taekwondo forms and sparring moves she also gets to learn how to use these sticks and grappling techniques which is like wrestling on the floor.

violin room

Finally, a shot of the inside of the house. Here is the dining room that never was. It was formerly Keith's workshop/storage room before getting a new hardwood floor and French doors. Now it acts as Syd's violin room. However, she also uses the room to bounce her little bouncy balls in.

pumpkinheads

Sydney made this fabulous trio in her Thursday night art class at the Silvermine Art Guild studio.

a visit from a catwitch

Beware of the catwitch!

syd and the sloth

Syd working on her sloth project.

trailer part4

A couple more shots of our new toy.

trailer part3

Here's a view from the inside.

trailer part2

Over the weekend, Keith started loading the trailer with tools from the garage.

trailer part1

Last Wednesday, Keith drove down to Amish country - Pennsylvania to pickup this nice, new, shiny Haulmark cargo trailer which he purchased from www.internettrailers.com. Instead of getting one of those infamous Pods to store our stuff for moving we will be using this trailer.

garlicheads new home

home of the garlicheads. nope. this is not a foodie site. it is a family in connecticut with plans to move to california. until then visit this blog for doing around our current town.