My Little Geek

"Mommy, can I stay up late and do math?"
-Lorelai

Halloween on the Central Coast

We started off Halloween with a hula performance at Oktoberfest in Los Osos. It was a quick half-hour show which was hectic after the 3-hour long extravaganza we did at Farmer's Market a few weeks ago. I learned a new dance so I was able to perform 2 songs in addition to the traditional chants.

Me and Lorelai in the "green room" before the show.

Lorelai performing the Kaliponi hula.





Spencer got involved in the poi ball audience participation portion. Like uncle, like nephew.

On the way home from the show, Lorelai spotted splashing in the ocean so we pulled over in Pismo Beach to watch a couple pods of whales for a while. Sorry no pictures.

After that, home for trick-or-treating. This year's theme was Star Wars which all started with a Yoda costume for a dog. I never got around to ordering it and Bing probably wouldn't wear it if I had but the theme stuck...

Spencer as Obi-wan at his school parade.


My two Jedi.

Happy Halloween!

Farmer's Market with Na Mele o ke Kai

Comment From the Back Seat

"I think I'll put these boogers back in my nose."

That's my boy.

Aloha

Lorelai and I had our first performance today. We danced at a dementia and Alzheimer's care facility. They decorated everything and all of the residents had leis on. Quite festive. It did give new meaning to the term captive audience. A little weird with all the doors locked to keep them in. Lorelai and her friend Sophie were the youngest and least experienced dancers but they did great and had fun.
Steve's only critique for me was that I forgot to smile. I was having fun, honest. It just doesn't look like it. I did ok, didn't forget the steps. I almost fell over and the end of one of the dances but I watched the video and you can't tell. (I'll post clips when I can figure out how to get it on the computer).

First Day of School!

Despite the fat lip, Lorelai was thrilled to start first grade.


She is super proud to have her own desk.


We had gotten a recommendation for a particular first-grade teacher, I believe the direct quote was "she's AMAZING!" so we requested her. We had no idea at the time that she was the bilingual teacher for first grade. Lorelai is the only non-hispanic in her class. We're hoping she picks up some spanish and doesn't seem to mind being the odd-one in class. She's a little bummed that none of her classmates from kindergarten are in her class but she sees them on the playground.

She was less jazzed to go to school the second day. When I asked her why, she complained that her teacher had said they were going to do math but they just reviewed numbers: "I already know all of them!"

Maybe Letting The Kids Watch Jeff Dunham Wasn't Such a Good Idea

"Daddy, what's a condom?"