Thanksgiving

Hollywood

Olvera Street

Uncle Dick

Grandpa

Uncle Mark

Big pile o' cousins
11/27/08

Portview Park

With Jennifer and Taye.

Well. By Jennifer and Taye, I mean Jennifer and

T A Y E !

A pensive slider.

A bony climber.

A flying leaper

A smiling key-stealer.

Thinking of you.

Out.
11/22/08

Showtime

11/18/08

School walk-a-thon

The three musketeers: Buster, Michael and Griffin. There are actually about seven musketeers, but they seem to arrange themselves in groups of three a lot.

Here's a new squadron now: Griffin, Michael and Peter. Buster gives some last-minute orders.

This is either some pre-walk stretching or some kind of hula dance led by Maestra Robin, at right. Michael's mom and dad are behind the kids, center. The girl in with the boys is Aukje.

Ms. Harmon, the assistant principal, gets in on the warmups.

And we're off.

Walk-a-thon? Who walks?

"How many laps do I have, Dad?" Fifteen. It would eventually be 22, which was almost four and a half miles. Considering Buster's sponsors were told to expect about five laps, everyone took the news quite well. Buster was deservedly proud of his performance. Daisy only walked a little because she got blisters, but she did busy herself inventing a new sport.

Tetherdaisy.
11/15/08

Grandparents on the phone

Daisy patiently waits her turn.

Buster approaches it a little differently.

Good question, Grandma. And now, it's ...

crazy time.

11/8/08

Black and white and red all over

It's Election Day.

Someone has to make the voting booths.
11/4/08

Friends

Daisy takes a nap with a few of hers.
11/2/08

Halloween

In costume. This is outside Buster's school, where there was a Halloween festival in the late afternoon. But before we went in, Daisy busted out the old soft shoe. Really. This isn't clever photo selection or anything. She just started knockin' out the ol' Cyd Charisse.

Seven-eight!

Go cat go!

Pick your toenails up tomorrow!

Meanwhile, Cruella DeVille waits at home


Trick-or-treating in our neighborhood isn't house-to-house. It's store-to-store down Mission Street.

The place that sells the hoodies with the giant SF on the back.

North Beach Pizza

Whattaya mean closed?

Wait. I think I heard someone unlock a door.

At long last it's time to go home to contemplate the true meaning of the holiday.

Mmmmm. Meaning.

So. Right to bed now, right?

Right!
10/31/08

Quality time

10/26/08

Pumpkins

Carving them, with grandpa

The results. Buster's is a ninja.

10/19/08

Braids again

10/19/08

Thankful

Buster: You know what I'm thankful for?
What?
Space and money. And the American flag and stores.
Why those things? Why are you thankful for space?
Because space is everything. It's how there's the earth for us to live on.
OK. Why money?
Well, you start out with a little bit, and next thing you know, you're rich.
And why the American flag?
I just like those colors, I think they're really pretty, and also it's the flag of our country.
And stores?
Wel, that's where we take our money and get things, and so that's how we have things like toys or books or clothes.