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.

Christmas Concert

Talia and her classmates visited the TLC Care Center to give 

a concert and spread some Christmas cheer.

See for yourself at the links below.

Talia and Mia before the concert.

"Dreidel, Dreidel" and "Santa's Coming"

Keeping the chair warm for Mr. C.

"Must be Santa" and "Deck the Halls"

All aboard for the North Pole.


"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Who Wouldn't Go?"

Charles, Natalie and Talia after the concert.

"Jolly Old St. Nicholas" and "Rudolf"






Merry Christmas

everyone!

The Ways We Roll

Over the river?

 Through the woods?

It's all about attitude, baby.

See for yourself here.

Mean Old Witch?

See for yourself here.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Detroit Reunion

After DC, Talia visited her family in Detroit. If anything is more fun
than hanging with cousins Natalie and Charlie and their folks and
friends...

... it's re-discovering the awesome toyland they call home. 

But there was also time for a nature hike...

... and a trip to visit Thomas and Friends at a special theme park.

See for yourself here.

Of course, cousin Natalie is the best hostess ever.

And some moments were just so special...

... you just have to see and hear them for yourself.

Thanks to all our Detroit hosts for a spectacular time!

Amusing DC

Just before her fourth birthday, Talia visited her family in DC and Detroit.
(More about Detroit in the next post.)

In DC, she had lots of fun entertaining the cat (Jonah), dog (Shamah), and Papi's folks.
As well as the usual park and monkey bar circuit.

She also visited the Six Flags amusement and water park.

Ready for the roller coaster

And for the balloon ride

In fact, Talia was ready for everything.

You WILL get wet on this one

  

See for yourself here.

Fourth Birthday Party

Talia had her rock star party at Run + Fun, an indoor playground. She
invited several of her friends from school, the Kid's Club, and her
neighborhoods.

Eddie, the balloon twister, was busy with constant requests

A guitar for the birthday girl

Mama directs traffic while Papa prepares the pinata

Talia steals a quiet moment with friends

Giggling was involved

The cake tasted better than it sounded

You can see the birthday girl and the cake in action here.

Back home, Talia rocks out with that special guitar

And enjoys some of her gifts