With positively spring like weather, Jeanine insisted we get outside and Nala was treated to an extended walk around the neighborhood.

The planets must be well aligned for me today. I played footsol for 2 hours this morning and virtually every shot I took found the back of the neck. When I returned home, Jeanine asked me to make drawer dividers for a couple of drawers in the kitchen. You would have thought I gave her a dozen roses from the expression on her face when she saw the finished product.

The soccer talent in this family is by no means restricted to the boys. Maya has become quite good and helped her indoor team to a 5-2 victory with two very pretty assists. Despite being the smallest girl on the field she has no compunction about taking on opponents twice her size and more often than not leaves them wondering what kind of freight train just ran them over.

 
I caught Maya napping and decided to sneak in for a portrait featuring her eye lashes. Jeanine has gone to NYC for an introductory class offered by the Institute of Integrative Nutrition so I will be Mr. Mom until tomorrow evening.

Today Sonos received the very prestigious international iF Gold Award for design. Accepting the award in Germany is my colleague Mieko Kusano who played a major role in all aspects of our design.

My love affair with fast automobiles ended as the responsibilities of parenthood became a priority in my life. I had to take my car in for service this morning and while I was waiting I photographed this very handsome Audi R8 which I know the boys will be excited to see.

I decided to try a back road commute this morning. It added 15 minutes to the drive but took me over the Cambridge Reservoir, where I captured this image of the fresh snowfall over the frozen water.

 
School was cancelled today due to a Nor’easter that left Concord with more than 10 inches of snow. I worked from home unitl the roads were cleared and Maya made some progress on the scarf she is weaving.

My saucy sister Alissa and her dance partner doing a Jazzy Foxtrot during a show called Red Hot Ballroom earlier this year. My father was a ballroom dance instructor when he met and fell in love with my mother. The two have been dancing ever since and it remains a passion of theirs. Of all my siblings, Alissa and her husband John have really followed in my parents footsteps – no pun intended. Good thing Alissa is a successful investment management advisor. She has more dance outfits than I have soccer photos of the kids. If you are ever in need of a great financial advisor and would like to subsidize her dancing addiction feel free to check out her professional web site.

The girls worked together to verify the spelling of each word and took turns announcing to the judges and audience.

Congratulations to the Willard School Fourth Grade Spelling Bee champions. Maya and her team mates survived more than twenty rounds to win first place. The girls were magnificent, m-a-g-n-i-f-i-c-e-n-t, magnificent.

Kyle accelerates around an opponent during indoor soccer last night. He had one goal and 2 assists helping his team to a 5-2 win. As the spring outdoor season approaches, Kyle is looking very strong. Still photos do not do justice to some of his unbelievable footwork. Half the team decided to spend the night at our house necessitating a midnight snack run for chips, soda, ice cream and cookies. God only knows what we are going to find to feed them all in the morning.

I spent the day traveling from California back to Boston. The iconic flying saucer theme building featuring a suspended restaurant is undergoing renovation at LAX airport. I think it is even more interesting with all of the scaffolding surrounding it.

In art class Maya has been working on block printing and she brought some of her work home this week.