The girls told me the other day that boys like yucky things: Bob the Builder Thomas the Train trucks pirates Spiderman A said, "Those aren’t pretty things. We like pretty things." However, the girls do like: dinosaurs watching houses go…

Today was a beautiful Sunday here in DC. Not humid, sunny and hot. We went to dance class in the morning, and then met our friends Karen, Dave and Violet for brunch afterwards. We sat outside and had lots of…

We decided not to go to Sesame Place today. Too long a drive for too short a time. Instead, we found a water park that was only about 30-40 minutes away in VA. It was OK, not great (especially compared…

I had to go to an event after work tonight and Daddy worked late, so Buppie stayed with the girls from 6:30 on. She reports that they did many fun things: listened to and danced to the whole Nutcracker, played…

We went to the butterfly garden today. It was lovely – thousands of butterflies in a large greenhouse flying all around us. Then we explored the gardens around the greenhouse, which was also a lot of fun. M took a…

Thanks to a library book that we’ve been reading – Tabitha’s Terrifically Tough Tooth – the girls have become very interested in the tooth fairy. They’ve been asking a lot of questions – how does she get in the house…

I was on a business trip to NJ today (up and back – a long day) and it was such a treat to come home to the girls’ smiling faces. What cuties. Both of them were wearing my t-shirts, and…

We had a very busy Saturday. Girls got up early and we had to ply them with television to keep them from going to wake up Grandma Dina and Grandpa Ron before 9 AM. Then they played upstairs for a…

The last day of camp Shabbat snacks, easel painting Still didn’t eat lunch ______ M joined me for walk Endless questions and chatter Could not be cuter ______ Dinner at Buppie’s A ate well, M not so much ‘Til brownies…