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Jiao Zi

A local friend helped us make "jiao zi" - kind of like dumplings. Inside each jiao zi was a mixture of meat, carrots, onions, and a few other spices and secret ingredients. The girls had a great time making them ... and eating them.

Kitchen Theater

Often our kitchen is a stage for the most recent performance by our girls. This time on the handbill - The Nutcracker. Their favorite scene to recreate is the fight between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King - very suspenseful ... and humorous. What they lack in costumes is filled by passion. Perhaps the pictures can give you a taste.
Now, I've seen the Nutcracker on stage, but I just can't seem to remember the scene where the Nutcracker is grocery shopping or mowing the lawn.
A final picture of a performance well done.

Family Pix at a Garden

We got out for a family photo shoot at a local "botanical garden." It was somewhat botanical and garden-esqe with various ponds, rocks, and pavilion-like structures. Here are some favorite shots.