Leaves

Well, grandmama and grandpapa, WHEN Talia arrives, she'll be ready to deal with your fall leaves.

She's been practicing. See for yourself here.

Cheers.

Corn Play

Talia and her kindergarten classmates worked steadily for weeks to memorize their lines for this play, which demonstrates the lifecycle of corn.  They rearranged their classroom to accommodate their extensive rehearsal schedule.  And then presented to other kindergarten classes to perfect their timing, projection, and stage presence.

And you lucky few get to see it for yourself in just 7 minutes.

And, as a bonus, here are two songs they prepared for you:

Turkey Tango

Money

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Year of the Snake

This blog entry is a bit different.  Instead of photos OF Talia, these are photos BY Talia; every one. It's her interpretation of the Chinese New Year exhibit at the Bellagio. (The year of the snake starts February 10.) 

Chinese Junk

Talia was impressed by the tall bamboo

Cobra...

… and firecrackers

Lucky Money Tree

Lots...

…of...

…Really...

…Colorful...

…Flowers

Pagoda

Stone Lantern

Door…To Nowhere, Really

Fu; Means Good Fortune (shame on you)

Burning Incense

Children...

…celebrating New Years Day!

Thanks for reading this far. Here's your reward.

The artist at work.