Carmen's visit went by way too fast, but we're looking forward to seeing her again in Mallorca in May. Clara is about to prove that time flies by tossing Daddy's watch across the room.
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Ho, ho, ho (uh, pardon me a second...).
Our jolly breakfast Santa laughs his beard askew with Christmas merriment. Debbie offers to help straighten out his tonsorial slippage as Clara looks on, bemused. You have to admit: volunteering to dress up for hundreds of children (and their parents, and their parents' cameras) on a chilly Sunday morning is an incredibly generous thing to do.
desayuno con Papa Noel
Debbie, Grandpap and Clara getting ready for a breakfast buffet (with Santa!) on a perfectly snowy December Sunday morning.
at the Science Center
Clara likes the ball-floating-over-a-fan exhibit: a vivid (but atypically benign) demonstration of the mesmerizing power of hot air.
a weekday off
One of the few advantages of a retail work schedule is getting a day off in the middle of the week, when museums and other attractions are virtually empty. You can stretch out and relax pretty much wherever and whenever you want!
in the Scaife Gallery
Clara isn't about to let a runny nose spoil her first visit to the Carnegie Museum of Art.
family photo, with jungle
Clara is mighty impressed by Mommy's demonstration of greenhouse acoustics.
"Amo mi Tia Carmen!"
Carmen and Clara got along wonderfully all week long, even when there weren't giant gingerbread houses hovering in the background.
que es "musgo Espanol"?
Neither Xisca nor Carmen had ever heard of Spanish moss, but it seemed like a good place for a photo, anyway.
look, but don't touch
They say that orchids can survive almost anything -- except the iron grip of a determined and curious baby. Luckily, Mommy stepped in to deflect a deadly grasp seconds after this photo was snapped.
a winter garden stroll
Ken Clara and Carmen stroll through the winter flower show at Phipps Conservatory. That family of bears on the right is made entirely out of tree bark, seeds, nuts and pinecones.
a couple of cuties
Great Grandma and Clara share a private chuckle -- over the follies and foibles of various Moir men they've known, no doubt.
bubbles!
Xisca and Clara visit our local library every Thursday morning for Storytime, where the feature attraction is a bubble-machine grand finale. Lots of sing-alongs, too, but no Lawrence Welk (despite perfect atmospherics)....
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