I was not able to attend Adam's performance at the end of the summer program, but I did get to experience some of it.  In a previous entry, I noted that the family came together to build his parrot headgear.  Also, he and I read through his lines a few times. What was nice about the ...  read more

The McJannet family always have great parties - due to sheer numbers alone.  There are always people to talk with and merry-making to be had.  This Christmas was certainly no exception. Adam scored another beeping electronic toy or two.  We all had fun watching the kids tear int...  read more

Adam and his team had a great soccer season.  They won every game except their final one - which didn't count in my humble opinion - since the team they competed against was a years' old collection of mostly older kids. That said, they exhibited great teamwork and a surprising amount of d...  read more

Adam celebrated his birthday party with all his school friends, a neighbor, and a non-school friend. We grown-ups made up the party room at our complex and ensured that a good time was had. The kids were loud and occasionally a handful, but it was very gratifying to see the kids have so much fu...  read more

On this day, Adam Paul Freemantle turned 8-years old. We celebrated by going to Red Robin in Woodinville, wherein he had a kid-friendly feast, some dessert, and opened numerous presents from his parents. Not pictured, but who came a bit later, was Shari, who joined us and contributed a few gift...  read more

This was the official (combined) 2nd-grade class Spring Pageant. The kids entertained us with singing, dancish stuff, and storytelling. It was a great time out. A full collection of photos is available to friends & family on our Flickr Set.  read more

This evening's performance was wonderful. Basically, all the dual-language (English-Spanish) classes got together at the Bothell Performing Arts Center and had their yearly performance. The kids sung and dance and showed off their increasingly firm grasp of both languages in a collection of songs...  read more

We had a teriffic weekend, overall. On Saturday evening we hosted Ted at the house to belatedly celebrate his birthday. We had a fantastic meal and then watched the so-so Happily N'ever After on DVD. It was trying very hard to Shrek-ify itself and committed the cardinal children's movie sin of...  read more

I thought I'd offer a few of the pictures we took at the local YMCA Pumpkin Party. Of course, Adam dressed up as a very convincing Harry Potter. Be sure to visit this link here if you want to see all four in the series. Please be aware that it will require you to create a Flickr account so that ...  read more