The Air was Sweet and Fragrant...

...on the van ride home from practice yesterday.
More scintillating conversation from Esther and Chris:
Chris: "What's the French word for air?"
Esther: "Err?"
Chris: "No, I mean, what's the word for air."
Esther: "Err? Huh, I don't know."
Chris: "No, air, this stuff."
Esther: "Oh, air!"
Chris: "L'air?"
Esther: "I thought you were talking about err!"
Chris: "No, I meant air."

The past few weeks have been busy for the ski team!

Chris's backyard on October 27

As most of you probably know, New England was hit with October snow this year!  There wasn't enough for us to ski on, but it was still exciting!  Chris and his wife had already put their daughter, Maggie, to bed when the snow started, but Chris insisted that Maggie needed to be woken up to see her first snowfall.

Maggie's Immediate Reaction to the Snow

A few days later, the Stocks graciously hosted brunch for us at their house. We were all impressed with Professor Stock's cooking abilities. Pumpkin pancakes and french toast have never tasted so good. As good as the food was, the highlight of the brunch was the babies! Both Sara's and Chris's children came.   Maggie was quiet and cute, while Sara's son Loki spent most of his time rolling around on the ground. 

Everyone was very sleepy after brunch

This Sunday (November 6), was the annual CSU classic rollerski race. Chris Stock and Akeo took turns leading during the race, but Chris came out ahead to win the overall 15 k title. Alena was the second woman behind Alex Jospe to be the top Crimson female finisher. The weather was great, sunny and 50 degrees, so everyone enjoyed the day. We were happy to return to Cambridge with pumpkin, apple, and blumberry pies.

Two weeks until we're on snow!

JRR