The rain has stopped and it was a beautiful sunny day today. The girls had a playdate this morning at Olivia’s and went to ballet in the afternoon. Sadly, A didn’t want to participate. Not sure what is going on…

There is a boy in M&A’s class that they historically haven’t been crazy about. We’ll name him "Eugene". Many days, they come home and say that Eugene was a bad boy. They say, "We like everyone in our class. But…

The girls’ party was a great success. Lots of running around, lots of energy, lots of kids. The guests were: Abigail, Ale, Hannah, Lewis, Evie, Old Aidan, New Aidan, Sydney, Jessica, Michael, Ichi, Sam, Noah, Gabi and Jesse. Winnie-the-Pooh cake…

Tomorrow is a big day: M&A’s birthday party! It’s at the place where they do gymnastics. Should be a lot of fun! And best of all, no clean-up for us. Aunt Darrah, Uncle Jason, Grandpa Ron and Grandma Dina are…

We had our parent-teacher conferences about M&A this morning. The upshot: no areas of concern. According to their teachers, the girls are lovely, polite, good at sharing, enthusiastic, and on target with their fine and gross motor skills. The only…

A few funny things: I read the girls a book tonight about a town’s celebration that included a pie-eating contest. I explained to the girls what it was. A said, "I’d like to have a pie test. And then if…

M&A turned 4 today!!! Here’s how they spent their fourth birthday: Woke up to Mommy and Daddy singing "Happy Birthday" and taking pictures of them. (Well, that’s not entirely true. M woke up at 6 and asked me to sleep…

Tomorrow is M&A’s 4th birthday! Very exciting. Tonight, we are making cupcakes for the girls’ celebration at school tomorrow. After school, they are going to Buppie’s house for lunch. On the menu: hot dogs. Then for dinner we are having…

My god. What a weekend. It went like this… Saturday morning, up early. Instead of gymnastics, we went to the Kennedy Center for a kids’ concert. Harp/violin/sax, couple of stories including the Three Little Pigs. M&A got to bring a…