As the culmination of their biography projects, Bagby's 2nd grade hosts a "wax museum," where you can press a button on each "statue" to learn interesting facts directly from historical figures.
Amalia was Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.
The school library was really loud, so here's a repeat performance of her talk from the comforts of home.
Connor as Abraham Lincoln
Caroline as Bethany Hamilton
Ismene as Betsy Ross.
They were all so great, I wish I could have taken pictures of everyone. Such a fun project.
Last weekend, Andy and Lily were in Vegas for the National Field Archery Association's international Vegas Shoot 2016, with 3,000 of Lily's closest archery friends. Pictures and updates on that milestone to come, but back at the ranch, Amalia was making the most of being an only child for the weekend.
On Friday night, we stayed in a bed and breakfast in Capitola.
The nice caretaker let us borrow some dominoes, likely to the chagrin of our downstairs neighbors.
Slo-mo.
On Saturday, Amalia and I took a drive down the coast to Lovers Point Park in Monterey.
These folks were catching fish with their hands and putting them in their cooler, presumably for dinner.
We had a picnic on the beach, which was lovely and peaceful right up until the point where a flock of seagulls divebombed me and snatched half of my sandwich right out of my hand just as I was lifting it up to my mouth.
