I love how little ones are amused by the simplest of things…
Childhood
Snow Day
Yesterday the baby experienced snow for the first time! Always an exciting milestone.
A Kiss
Slipping ‘n sliding
There’s a “heat watch” in effect this entire weekend, with record high temperatures expected. Heat indices could approach 110 degrees! Definitely not typical weather for early June in the DC area. Just last week I was complaining about how it was too cool for the girls to play in the sprinkler, and now it may […]
My dear baby…
You’re 9 months old today! It’s bittersweet, though, considering that you’re probably our last one. It’s unbelievable how much you’ve grown, how lovable you’ve become, and what a good baby you are. Instead of keeping track of your milestones, I try to avoid thinking about them; I know you’ll be walking and talking before I […]
Ad multos annos! (May you live many more years!)
Today is Pope Benedict’s 81st birthday. Earlier this morning Maya and I were watching the broadcast of his visit to the White House. She sang along as the Marine band played “Happy Birthday” for him. “Does he get birthday cake now?” she asked me. “I’m sure he does, but just in case he doesn’t, do […]
