The group going to school

It's what Maya called the fact that we both needed to accompany her this morning to school. As she told casual aquaintances on the street: "Today I am going on a sleepover trip!"
We went early - and Maya had to wait for a while until her friends showed up. They all had to wait a while as the bus was a little late. They showed each other the stuffed animals they brought along.
There was a short wait outside, but just when the teachers were about to let them lose in the yard to burn some energy until the bus arrived, it came.
So, in they went - and here we are....waiting and missing her...

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers!

My Mothers Day started a day in advance (as Maya went to a sleep-over)
So this morning I was presented with a "Queen Bee" card, a dark chocolate truffle hot cocoa canister, a little book of children's essays "My mom is the best mom" and a little kitchen witch - complete with a little book about magical foods and "Like Water for Chocolate".
And then, at the science fair, she potted a flower for me and decorated the pot.

The School Science Fair

Today, the most fun annual event at Maya's school took place.
A beautiful day - and Maya and her friends had a ball! Stood in line for climbing (and Maya did climb - I just wasn't there to take a picture), stood in line for goop making - and did make goop too! They made masks, painted their faces and got the annual family button portrait. Maya and her friends helped build a structure that will be exhibited in school. Meanwhile, Victor and the Weiss Guys played for everyone

News from Ava

I got news from Paris. Ava is having a great time. After school is over she plans traveling around in Europe, making it in Romania in the middle of June.
Some very interesting tales about the post elections riots and how she got in the middle of them...

Ballet Hispanico

Today the 3rd and 4th grades had their Ballet Hispanico performance. It was an amazing show with the usual energy and colorful costumes. Except this year, their dances had stories to go with them, and we were treated to the story and the making of. It was amazing!
here's Maya's class with Juan Bobo (a boy who puts lipstick on the pig without being in politics or in the media)

Annual membership Meeting (the visual edition)

Before I put together the actual minutes and to relieve my guilt for delaying it - here-s all of us (I hope).
We all had something to say or show - Sheldon showed us how to defend ourselves with a hoe, Elisabeth reminded us there are other ways to fight the good fight, we all enjoyed seeing each other on a beautiful May evening.
Also, you can visit the website Andy created for the garden here(under the photos which click to larger sizes):

http://diasyfloresgarden.wordpress.com/

In the garden

Today I found the centerpiece of my plot: the coveted Angelface!
As I planted them, I took in some other sights from the garden - love birds, flowers while Maya drew inspiration for a story she is putting on paper right now just by looking at a bird bath...

How I (we) spent last weekend

On Saturday we gave morels another try. It was a nice outing on a gorgeous day and a few tiny ones were found (one even by me).We cooked it and ate it with grand ceremony (really, a song and dance created just for it!:"Morel. Morel/I love you more than words can tell....")
We then returned to the garden where the plants y junk sale was going on and Maya got to play with Zoe, Stella - and of course, Dixie the dog.
On Sunday Maya got to spend most of the day with Mae - riding their bicycles,running around etc

Victor's gig at The Shrunken Head

Last week, Victor & his band performed at a colorful place on our street. We just got some pictures from it