This is the view of Times Square from our hotel window.
We were able to climb up the Statue of Liberty to the top of the pedestal. (To go all the way to the crown you need to make reservations many months in advance.)
Natalie's studying a sample "Ship's Manifest" with its list of newly arrived immigrants.
Natalie's friend Hazel, and her parents, joined us for a full day of subway riding, exploring the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and dinner. Thank you!
Charles' team won the vacation week tournament!
Charles studied the effect of age on chocolate preference. 
Robert experimented by adding regular and dissolved sugar to food coloring and water. He then watched what happened to flowers placed in these mixtures. It really made a difference!
We finally found good snow for the flexible flyer! (Ask Gill about those bruises.)
This photo belongs in Fall 2008. Robert was an angry rabbit in a retelling of Hansel and Gretel. He's out of character here.
The Mashoonga sabers have been a big HIT.
Throwing all the balls down the stairs was lots of fun for the cousins until one of the little kids got hit too hard.
New animals on Christmas morning.
The skinniest snowman ever.
Robert learned to jump rope in about three days of focused work, mostly in the kitchen.
After six quarters (all of 7th grade and half of 8th) of getting four A's and one B+, Natalie has achieved her goal of all A's. Only ten or so students in her class of nearly 500 manage this in a given quarter. Congratulations, Natalie!