Update: Fourth Quarter 2009
The fourth quarter began with Yannis and Newenka's 20th wedding anniversary.
For our 10th anniversary we had a huge
wedding party, 20 brides
and a Las Vegas theme. What could we do to top that? We took the
kids to the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel for a
1920s Murder Mystery Weekend!
Yannis decided chasing whooping cranes sounded like fun. The whopping
crane foundation, which is like an orphanage for cranes, is located in
Wisconsin, and one of their many challenges is getting the cranes to migrate
south for the winter. Yannis documented the northern part of their trip:
Whooping Cranes
Anika
turned 12 and what a surprise, she had a scavenger hunt with her friends. See
photos of the Dinosaur Dig Lecture Scavenger Hunt.
Halloween continues as a family tradition. This year we
had a mouseketeer and a geek.
Tasha was looking for a fun easy way to stay in shape for Ultimate, and
decided joining the basketball team was the way to go. At try-outs they
asked her to show them a lay-up, to which she responded "A what?" She did
not make the varsity team. But she did play JV. At the beginning of
the season she saw very little playing time, perhaps a few minutes in the second
half. By the end of the season she started, she played the virtually the
whole game and she was usually the high scorer. Go Tasha!
Basketball
Tasha and Anika get a Greek baking lesson from their Yiayia.
Brendan just keeps getting cuter.
And concert season strikes again.
Newenka's father had a little medical issue, affording Newenka the
opportunity to return to India.
We spent Christmas in Utah.
Move on to First Quarter 2010 and learn who joined us
for New Year in Utah.
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