Art Showcase: Fresh Lemonade by Maren

Presenting... Fresh Lemonade, by Maren.
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Maren wants to have a lemonade stand... we told her maybe in the summer. So she's making signs now.
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About the sign, she said, "It's a really hot day and the guy is sweating."
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She also said that her lemonade is going to cost $5.00 per cup. Guess this enterprise will be the Starbucks of lemonade stands!

This Day In History: March 20, 2005

Deacon and Maren on March 20, 2005

Attack of the Leprechauns!

Maren's Kindergarten class celebrated St. Patrick's Day by building Leprechaun traps! AFB correspondent Derek was on the scene when the kids came back from Chapel in the afternoon to find that leprechauns had been in the classroom... and they made a mess!
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Maren is not at all enthused about the apparent visit from the leprechauns.

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Cleaning up after the messy leprechauns...

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The leprechauns left GOLD!

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In front of their ocean mural...

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Breaking News: Earthquake Not Felt

This morning's 4.4 earthquake, at 4:04 am, was NOT FELT by the Alff family.

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Looks like others in our zip code ranked it a "III", but the official AFB Intensity Score was a big Zero.

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We'll be on the scene and will report on any additional developments.

All dressed up...

From Feb. 28th - Maren was on her way to sing with the choir at St. Paul's, and we put a few curls in her hair. Derek took some pictures - here they are!

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Home Depot Saturday!

Every first Saturday of the month, Home Depot hosts free kids' workshops in which they can build something!
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Derek and the kids decided to join Michael and the Ross kids for today's workshop. Here are a few cell pics from Derek!
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Maren was SO HAPPY!

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Ready to build. As he walked out the door this morning, Deacon mumbled something about taking his lightsaber because it would be "useful for cutting."

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Indeed!

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Hope you enjoyed our coverage of this morning's woodworking!

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LATE BREAKING NEWS UPDATE 1:06 PM SATURDAY:

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Derek and Mike and the kids have just reported in from where they are currently stationed at the Northridge Mall, where Maren has run into one of her best Kindergarten buds: Leyla! Here's a pic from moments ago.

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UPDATE 2 - 6:05 PM Saturday:

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Maren's Rain Gauge Bird House, after she painted it here at home.

This Day In History: March 5, 2006

Maren and Deacon heading to an Oscar party on March 5, 2006

Mismatch Day!

Concluding Spirit Week at St. Paul's: Mismatch Day!
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I believe the pics speak for themselves. Details included mismatched socks, shoes (on the wrong feet), hair accessories, and shirts on backwards and inside-out.

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Getting ready for another productive day in 2nd Grade...

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The Kindergarteners are ready for a fashion show!

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Even on silly days, these Kindergarteners are serious about their education!

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Maren added one of Deacon's ties at the last minute.

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I think that wraps up Spirit Week. More adventures soon!

Superhero Day!

Today is Superhero/Cartoon Character Day at St. Paul's!
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We didn't have any superhero costumes on hand, but if you give my very resourceful husband about 15 minutes, he can put together something pretty cool.
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Here's Deacon as Zorro.

He really looked great - this picture doesn't do it justice. Sorry Derek.
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I'm sure it will be a productive day in 2nd grade today.

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Over in Kindergarten... the quickest thing we could come up with for Maren was her Dorothy costume, so here she is!

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The St. Paul's Kindergarten Class is a tough group! North Hollywood is quite safe with these guys in charge!

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Tomorrow is Mismatch Day... always a favorite! We'll have a full report!

Dress-Up Day

Continuing the Spirit Week festivities...
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Today is Dress-Up Day. Here are the kids this morning.
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Each picked out his/her own ensemble. When Daddy told Maren she looked like a princess, she replied, "No, I'm a Queen." (Not a surprising statement from the self-proclaimed "Queen of America.")
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A couple of pics!

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Pajama Day!

It's Spirit Week at St. Paul's! Today is Pajama Day.
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A couple of pics of the kids as they set out for school this morning.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are a few pics from Friday - the kids had class parties and a dance, so we decided to make that day our family's unofficial Valentine's Day as well.
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Maren heads in to the big Kindergarten Dance!

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Happy to be there!

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Kylie and Maren

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Maren is SO happy to share in the enthusiastic greetings. They last saw each other at school 2 hours before, but it might as well have been 10 years!

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Jacqueline and Maren

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Oskar and Maren

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Maren returned home to find a few Valentine surprises...

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...like these magnets from Grammie, Gramps and Uncle Chris!

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A few more goodies...

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A book for Deacon - with the very Valentine-y title, Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes.

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Nothing says "love" like a horrible monster emerging from a swamp. Especially if you're Deacon.

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Hope everyone had a great Valentine's day!

BREAKING NEWS: Alff Tauntauns are Famous!

Santa's presentation of the kids' gifts on Christmas morning made the Thinkgeek "Customer Action Shots" page, right here!


The famous picture.

This Day In History: February 11, 2002

Derek, Terri and Deacon on February 11, 2002.
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His first trip to a restaurant!