christopher cotton

Kate and I went over to make cookies at my Aunt’s house. All of my mom’s sisters were there making cookies! They make a ton of cookies, and it is a lot of work.

Kate and I went to my parents house for Thanksgiving. It was great fun, great food, and we got to play Settlers of Catan with my sister and niece and nephew.

Kate’s parent came to town this past week to visit for a couple of days. It was great having them here, and I’m thankful they were able to stop on their way through back to Rhode Island. Here we are at dinner at an Italian restaurant. Yum yum!

I flew out to California to hang out with a group of my MIT friends. We all get together on Labor Day in some part of the country to play games. We play all kinds of card games, board games, and even some games that people have made up.

I’ve been at my parents house the last week, as I’m down here in Tennessee to teach for 2 weeks at Young Scholars. This is the view from my parents’ deck. I love sitting out there and reading, or just enjoying the nice weather.

Here is a photo of one of my classes. They are busy at work in creating their own dance/techno music, for the class called “Your Own Mix”. The other class I teach is Intro to Programming, where they learn a bit of Java and learn how to write games.

The program has been around for 23 years, and I was in the very first Young Scholar’s program. It is another amazing program, and my mom is the director.

The Kids on Stage Summer Academy is run by my dad. They have an amazing program where the kids come together and learn how to be part of a band. They practice together, and at the end they do a concert. This photo is from the stage that was setup for the group.

I became a God parent today to Inara. She is very adorable. Today was her naming ceramony, where people came by and gave her wishes for her life.

I’m very excited to be her Godparent, and I am looking forward to the next many many years ahead of us.

I went over to my friends house and we pruned their Raspberry bushes. It was a beautiful day out, and with all the help it only took a short bit to complete. Now, I’m just looking forward to when we can pick them.

My Aunt Karen finished the Boston Marathon this past weekend. Her time was 4:12:29. She was very happy that she finished. I was glad to be part of her support team, and cheer her along the way. Then help her walk back, and spend lots of time. I really enjoyed my Aunts trip up here. I got to spend a bunch of time with them, and it was very wonderful.