The kids went back to school on Monday, 9/13!  School was the same as it was in the Spring: the kids are fully masked indoors and desks are 3 feet apart.  They eat lunch and have recess outside, weather-permitting.  Here’s Blaine on the first day — Sarah was upset about something and refused to take a photo.

Here’s a photo she did allow on another day when she was in her soccer uniform.  Team USA has been doing really well this year, the coach is really dedicated and teaches them a lot in weekly practices on Fridays.  Sarah prefers to play defense but has also gotten to try forward and mid-field.  The league is made up of 2nd and 3rd grade girls who live in Larchmont.

Here’s another pic on a day that she had a new friend over for a playdate on the patio!

And here is Sarah’s Link character from Breath of the Wild.  We enjoyed that the “stealth” outfit included a covid-ready mask.

The kids had off from school on 9/16 for Yom Kippur so we took a trip to the Storm King Art Center.  It’s a large open air sculpture park about an hour and a half from here.  It was a beautiful day and the huge sculptures looked amazing against the natural settings.

We stopped for lunch at the cafe and then hopped on the tram to see the rest of the park more easily.

We all loved this particular sculpture called “Storm King Wavefield” by artisit Maya Lin, which is appears to be grassy waves.

I also loved this stone wall which twists and turns to accommodate the trees.

It was a beautiful way to spend a fall day!