Another Ball

The ball wasn't so, so much fun, but I had fun dancing with the boys before.

Coach Craig

Craig coached the little ones in soccer this past fall and then baseball this spring.  It is just a way for the kids to learn a few skills and get out on a Saturday morning.  Not just because I am biased, but he really does a great, great job with having fun with them, keeping some kind of control, and teaching some skills.

 

 

 

The sorta serious Coach Craig

Coach Craig playing Rattle, Rattle, Here comes the Cattle

Navruz at the Kids' School

In March, the kids had a small production and celebration for Navruz, the time when this part of the world celebrates the beginning of spring.

Vic with his class with splashes of Uzbek clothes

Seth dancing with his class  (Sidenote:  Seth went through about two months when he insisted on wearing mismatched socks everyday.  I had no problem with the socks, but I gave up trying to find matches in the laundry.)

Vic dancing with his group

After the production the school had plov and entertainment for the parents and kids.  This is plov, a meat and rice pilaf, being prepared in the traditional manner.  (Also, per tradition, it is prepared by the men here.)

 

The entertainment was this interesting guy with dogs that did tricks.

... and a bird

... and a monkey.  How often can you say, "There was a monkey at my kids' preschool today."