- 104 0428
whole class, presents (2) - 104 0427
mina and turtle (her gift) - 104 0426
whole class, presents (1) - 104 0425
The seventh graders had a gift exchange - 104 0424
refreshment table, ravaged - 104 0423
gloria approaches the refreshments table - 104 0422
arcenio, orvin, andy - 104 0421
the cool kids table. their stories are too long to get into. - 104 0420
hai, gilberto, rhuben - 104 0418
there are more ethnicities in this picture than their are students - 104 0416
My 8th grade class earned a party before Christmas. Here are: pretty girls - fruit from marina cove
the magic of california: we plucked this unripe orange off a tree between our apartment and the laundry room. - amy with baby clothes
Amy folded, organized, and appreciated the cuteness of all the baby clothes. - leslie clare crib
And it fell to Leslie and Clare to make up the crib. - bryan patrick badass 2
But they prevailed. - bryan patrick work
The boys stay busy. - jen assembles lamp
Jenny assembles a lamp. - jen amy work
At work. - jen clare work
Everyone was so productive (George, not pictured, was napping under the crib). - patrick surveys rod
It was a very complicated curtain rod. - bryan surveys rod
And then she put us to work, setting up the nursery. Bryan and Patrick attacked the curtain rod. - jen opens animal
A stuffed animal from Amy. - jen displays tie dye
A tie-dye baby suit from Bryan. - jen opens tie dye
Then she opened her presents. - jen laughs at socks
Tiny socks from Clare. - jen opens socks
And, among other things... - snacking 2
Jen began, wisely, by feeding us. - jen on floor
The woman of the house kicks back. - george grapes
George munches on grapes. - snacking
More snacking.