My brother Dan is in Mexico for a whole year working with teams building houses. 

Pacific Madron, Point Defiance Park 

Museum of Glass  

Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA 

Today we were learning the song "America the Beautiful" because we are singing it with the rest of the school for a Veteran's Day Assembly. I was explaining the words as best I could (try that one) and I got to the part about "alabaster cities gleam":

ME: Now say the word "alabaster" with me.
KINDERGARTENER: But teacher, my mom doesn't allow me to say that word.