Getting Ready for Halloween

Ella draws a haunted house.

Here are some photos to get everyone in the spirit before tonight's calorie-laden festivities. First up, Sarah searches for the perfect pumpkin.

Ella demonstrates the efficacy of using a apple corer in the art of pumpkin carving.

Ever since Ella got hooked on "House" and "Grey's Anatomy" she's been into dressing up as doctor. However, for Halloween, she decided to head down the evolutionary ladder.

Ella's full costume will be revealed tomorrow, but it involves a box full of puppies.

Sarah practicing her Trick or Treating skills at pre-school. We're hoping that she's not chicken tonight when she comes across some less benign costumes on the neighborhood candy circuit.

Happy Halloween!!

Ella and Sarah go to SFMOMA

Today was Target Family Day in San Francisco, which meant some free museum admissions and lots of cultural activities going on in and around Yerba Buena Gardens. The chance to take the girls to SFMOMA for free was too good to pass up. That way, if they weren't interested or caused a scene, we could leave with no financial impact. It turns out they loved it. In the above photo they're checking out Mark Rothko's "No. 14."

Here's Ella contemplating René Magritte's "Les valeurs personnelles"

The girls were also fascinated by Andrew Kudless's 45-foot cast plaster wall entitled "P_Wall"

Here Ella are Sarah are viewing what Ella calls "The Snowman." Max Ernst calls it "Bauta"

Not surprising, Ella was particularly interested in pink art.

 

Ella was so inspired, that she immediately made some modern art of her own when she got home - with no prompting from mom and dad.

Ella's painting above seems to be inspired by the one below.

We're not sure the inspiration of this exercise in Colorforms.

Ella also really like the sculpture.  She calls this one "The Blue Hat."

I definitely think we'll be going back - and maybe even pay the next time.

After SFMOMA, we saw Circus Bella perform outside at Yerba Buena Gardens.  The girls were fascinated by the acrobatics, juggling and clowns. We finished the day with a free ride on the carousel at Zeum.

 

Ella Channels Björk

Ella has been singing up a storm lately, and if she ever makes it to the Grammys, she is going to give Björk a run for her money.

Here's her practicing one of her new songs.