green mountain baby

halloween kitten

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:11:00 -0700

Panda (the dog) brought home a tiny kitten yesterday. She was covered with mud, wet, and shivering. We think she is about 4 weeks old. Here's Emmy holding her on her first day home with us. What an expression on Emmy's face!

surfer girl!

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:47:00 -0700

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Kenya's Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:06:00 -0700

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This one's for Emmy's cousin, Kenya on her 16th Birthday! We love you, Kenya!

Pop and Emmy in September 2004

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:44:00 -0700

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Hard to believe this was just 2 and a half years ago! My grandfather "Pop" just died last week and I really miss him. Stick with this movie for the surprise ending! Andy, Pop and I laughed so hard after this happened. I don't think I'd ever seen him laugh so hard. That's how I like to remember him. Laughing.

Easter

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 16:39:00 -0700

I think this is the first snowy Easter I've ever had. This is Emmy's first real Easter egg hunt.

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emmy and sammy

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Wed, 4 Apr 2007 19:12:00 -0700

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california

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:22:00 -0700

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Guess who had fun in California? No fancy editing here, just shots of Emmy running around having a blast. Her mom and Aunt Nellie had a pretty good time too-- becoming the surf divas that they are today.

skiing

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:33:00 -0700

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Skiing on the Putney School trails. Just wait for next year!

singing in the tub

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:51:00 -0700

Fun in the tub. In case you can't hear it well, she's singing "5 little speckled animals, sitting on a speckled log, eating the most delicious bugs (yum yum)..." And I didn't know she could read numbers! (you'll see!)
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winter fun

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:47:00 -0700

Some clips of Emmy on skis and skates-- enjoying our brief snow this winter! Watch

compass border slideshow

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:56:00 -0800

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Andy, Emmy and I took 14 students to Arizona and Sonora Mexico to study border issues. I made this slideshow for the students when we got back.

goats

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:43:00 -0800

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a 30 second clip of emmy and the goats

emelia y emilio

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:35:00 -0700

Las aventuras de Emilio y Emelia... a 30 second clip from Spanish playgroup this summer.

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Sammy's Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:05:00 -0700

September 18, 2006 11:07am Sammy is born! I was in NYC waiting for his arrival and took his cousin Emmy to visit him hours after he was born. Here's the first movie made of him. His first encounters with his grandparents and some other family members... his parents are almost as adorable as he is!
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a family tent

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:40:00 -0700

Yes, we got our first family tent. Gone (for awhile) are the days of long wilderness expeditions. But you probably never realized how much fun one can have with zippers. Here is Emmy's first time in the tent. We later spent the night in it and probably slept 3 hours. One day we'll try it again.

kayaking

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:25:00 -0700

Here's a video of us paddling our 3 person kayak down the Connecticut River. We put in just a mile from our house and paddled 5 miles to downtown Putney on a beautiful late August evening.

Beach!

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:03:00 -0700

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Last week we went to visit my parents on Long Island. Although this is Emmy's 3rd summer at the beach, it felt like her first visit because now she can run around and really explore. At first she was a little scared of the water, but she squealled with delight when her feet got wet. She loved finding chunks of sand stuck together and in them she saw cows, sheep, babies, and horses. She found an almost deflated balloon, and it became a favorite toy. This movie is just about 2 minutes long-- it gives you a glimpse of Emmy's love of the beach!

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:18:00 -0700

Playground Construction Watch the video
Andy and five Compass School students built Emmy a playground during the School's "Project Week". I made this video to document their project. It's not all construction... there are some cute Emmy shots, too!

South Dakota

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Sun, 4 Jun 2006 18:58:00 -0700

We went to Sioux Falls to visit "Pop" at the end of May.
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noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Sun, 28 May 2006 17:52:00 -0700

Road Trip 2002 Watch the video

This is a movie I made from our road trip after leaving Shackleton School. The intended audience was the students and staff of Shackleton (we mailed it to them from the road). It’s about 15 minutes long, so unless you were involved with Shackleton, were visited by us on this trip, are itching for a road trip, want to see some beautiful scenery, or are just are one of our fans, you might not be interested in this one. Why is this on Emmy’s blog? Well it was kind of our “Last Hurrah” before she came into being. It's kind of crazy to remember life before her.

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:07:00 -0700

May Day Watch the video

Emmy's Waldorf pre-school celebrated May Day with a maypole and some live music.

first entry

noreply@blogger.com (Elissa) — Thu, 25 May 2006 12:17:00 -0700

i thought i'd start a blog as motivation to document emmy's childhood with photos, writings, and videos. stay tuned.....