09.03.12 (Monday, Labor Day) - Spent the last day before school starts at Huntley Meadows - saw a lot of snakes, frogs, and turtles, but still no muskrat. F made a scavenger hunt for everyone, we almost won (those four leaf clovers are a little tricky, especially in wetlands, as are deer).





09.02.12 (Sunday) - We spent the morning playing Chutes and Ladders and Candyland. Then the kids all played "fairies" in the afternoon. P drew a lion going to school and P drew "the tower of happiness" and "the people of grump."





09.01.12 (Saturday afternoon) - Lazy day. F arted and we grew a cantaloupe.









09.01.12 (Saturday am) - I love taking photos of happy families. It's just so fun.

08.29.12 (Wednesday, Iphone) - Stopping at the Please Touch Museum in Philly on the way home from NYC.







08.28.12 (Tuesday, Iphone) - Swimming in our clothes at Coney Island after spending the morning at the NYC Aquarium.







08.27.12 (Monday) - Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty for Dan's birthday.





08.25.12 (Saturday) - A lazy, overcast day. F wrote a poem and then we set off cola bombs (2 liters of a soft drink + 5 mentos).

08.23.12 (Thursday evening) - Best friends. T went crazy with the hose and soaked everyone.







08.23.12 (Thursday afternoon) - Drawings and playdates. The kids all love that blue track, it gets more use than any of our other toys.



08.22.12 (Wednesday night) - The girls put on a ballet, with P as the "prima ballerina." They spent all evening preparing for the big show. Very fancy.

08.22.12 (Wednesday morning) - The Visionary Art Museum (Baltimore, MD). This place is incredible.



08.21.12 (Tuesday night) - Just some light reading on the couch.







08.21.12 (Tuesday evening) - Walking P to her first sleepover. F helped her pack.





08.19.12 (Sunday afternoon) - Three hour rain delay at the Nats Game. At least they won.







08.18.12 (Saturday) - A 75 degree day at the Pittsburgh Zoo. Almost home.







08.17.12 (Friday) - Historic Sauder Village (Archbold, OH). We finally found a great place to stop on the drive between Chicago and Cleveland. Yay.



08.16.12 (Thursday) - The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL). We took the kids into the coal mine, so many flashbacks from my own childhood.

08.16.12 (Thursday morning) - Playing with my grandfather's old blocks. Some toys really are timeless.







08.15.12 (Wednesday afternoon) - A walk around Lake Katherine then ice cream at the Plush Horse. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. Especially when temperatures are this cool in August.





08.15.12 (Wednesday morning) - My mom had teddy bears made out of my dad's old shirts. The kids loved them. Nice that they now have a reminder of their grandfather, though I wish they would have had more time to get to know him.



08.14.12 (Tuesday evening) - Dress up at Grandma's house.







08.14.12 (Tuesday afternoon) - Millennium Park (Chicago, IL)



08.13.12 (Monday morning) - Great Lakes Science Center (Cleveland, OH).



08.12.12 (Sunday) - 5 kid road trip to Chicago.





08.11.12 (Saturday) - Arting. P's drawing is on the stool.