Leah's Dance Recital

Leah has been taking dance lessons for over a year, and last weekend she was able to show off in a performance before a large audience at the annual Definitive Dance recital.

(click on each photo to see a video clip of her performance).
Here she is doing hip-hop dancing. 

Chess is Cool

Chess instructor Elliott Neff, second from right, checks out the board as Nathan Sprague, right, decides his next move in a tournament game against Christopher Dierkes on the last day of Chess4Life camp April 13.

[From a longer article in the Bellevue Reporter, Apr 26-May 9, 2006] 

Back from Disneyland

We're back from three days in Disneyland.

Richard's sister Connie joined us. A good idea, since it ensured that the adults were not outnumbered by kids. 

Manhattan Beach

These kids really love the ocean.