Graham and Julia: January 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Enjoy some post-holiday photos

Tree in snow...we were so fortunate to miss the blizzard of 2010/11!

Aunt Annie gave me this dress and jacket...I love it...pink polka dots...my favorites!

Another shot! of Me!

Princess Julia

And her realm!

We will not go cycling today!

Now, That's my boy!

You talkin' to me?

Julia, my lovely darling Julia!

This photo always ends up somewhere!

Friday, January 14, 2011

New "old" photos, Halloween, Gramma Dot, 2010

Delaware, 2010 Fall

Julia wearing her Great Grandmother's 'pearls'

Aunt Annie Oct 2010

Hark! Julia, I shall protect you from the aliens! -- Astronaut Graham to Fairy Princess Julia

I think you did it, Graham! I think the Aliens are gone! thank you!

Uh oh...they're baaaaack!

I just found some photos on our camera card...from Halloween 2010, Aunt Annie, etc.

Enjoy, I know that I did!

Best friends and Shakespeare

When Graham and Julia go into the front parlor/library, inevitably, one takes a Shakespeare book and says "Read this to me" ..
After a few short verses, the lack of photos, drawings, etc, makes them reach for other books...
Somehow, I hear "Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo" crooning up from this photo..

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Delaware Oct/Nov 2010

I overlooked these wonderful photos from a visit to Terence's parents, Ed (90) and Dorothy (89) ... Dorothy is vibrant and an artist, Ed is fairly bed ridden but rises to the challenge from time to time!

Here are some pics...enjoy.

Catch me, Mommy!

I can see you! I can see you!
Graham and Gramma Dot playing a game

Julia and her 90 year old grandfather

Julia, Grandpop Ed and Nanna Dot...with Julia's great grandmother's pearl necklace which she crocheted many years ago.

Graham, happy, as ever in his favorite spot: Perched on Daddy's shoulders!

Terence, Graham, Grandpop Ed, Julia and Nanna (gramma) Dot

Botanic Garden Holiday Train Display-Jan 2 2011

"But maybe if you explain to mommy that you need all of these trains, she'll let you take some home, Graham!"
--This is an amazing exhibit, with various train sets moving around a large room laden with world famous 'monuments' made from plant materials. A few pics ..

So how many trains are there here? And you mean I can't even take one home?

One of the train displays...

Monday, January 10, 2011

Live Nutcracker Puppet Show-Glen Echo

Julia is so taken by the 'Sugar Flum Pairy' that I had to find a show post-Christmas to take her to...lo and behold, the Puppet Theater at Glen Echo had a "Live Pupppet Performance" -- a cross between a puppet show and adults wearing enormous head 'masks' and costumes.

Here are some pictures...at the end of the performance, Julia cried because she wanted/missed Clara (Called "Clarice by Julia and Graham, ala Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer's girlfriend!)...
so I took her up on stage, where the actors were posing sans masks...here are some pics.

This puppeteer was amazing, he did the dance of the flowers with a 'tulip' mask on his head--minimal visibility--while manipulating numerous tulip puppets.

Clara, without her mask. Julia felt better (I think) after meeting her and 'talking' to her.

The Nutcracker!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Holiday 2010 part II

Lights on the play house (a wreath as well, on the other side)

Christmas sure is exhausting! Graham, crashed out on the Couch Bunny

Julia and her Itty Bitty doll

Graham's Christmas tree and his new tool bench--a bit hit.

Santa's bite out of the cookie, the glass of milk all gone, sitting on top of the poster Graham and Julia made for Santa

Thursday, January 6, 2011

NYE 2010 -- Julia is up until midnight!

Julia cuddles in with her fellow artist, Gramma Dot

oh, joy...Julia stayed up until midnight on 2010--so cute...we went to see Gramma Dot and Grampop Ed in Delaware...a few pics here..Happy New Year to all!