04.07.12 (Saturday) - Scenic Train Ride, Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Three hours is a long time. P's favorite part "playing on your iphone", why do i even try?







04.06.12 (Friday afternoon) - The beaver marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The goose flew next to F while she stood there. It made her day.







04.06.12 (Friday am) - Brandywine falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park.







04.05.12 (Thursday night) - The hotel pool. F's favorite part of the vacation.



04.05.12 (Thursday am) - A decently good picture of me. So rare these days.

04.04.12 (Wednesday) - Holden Arboretum, outside Cleveland. T has a new best friend.



04.03.12 (Tuesday afternoon) - Spring break 2012. We made it to Cleveland. Hotel rooms are so fun.

04.02.12 (Monday afternoon) - Tea at the American Girl Cafe. We're teaching the next generation of consumers how to up the bar.



04.02.12 (Monday am) - Morning coloring on the first day of spring break.



04.02.12 (Monday) - Some of F's schoolwork.







04.02.12 (Monday) - T's artwork from his zoo class. I really wish he wouldn't have drawn with marker on his face. Stamping on the coral reef was his favorite part.

04.01.12 (Sunday) - I bought T a camera. He took over 400 pictures in one day. And went through two sets of batteries.









04.01.12 (Sunday) - The girls' free books from the Stories in Art Program arrived (if you attend all three sessions, you receive a free gift). So they arted.

03.29.12 (Thursday am) - P loves that swing. She can't walk by without running toward it. Ever.







03.28.12 (Late Wednesday afternoon) - We spent the afternoon on the couch reading Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China (Magic School Bus). So F decided to make a Chinese scroll (writing from right to left) about two sisters crossing a bridge. She also tried to make her own Chinese words (not sure how well this worked). P and T worked on the yard.



03.28.12 (Wednesday afternoon, part II) - The boxes are gone. Step by step we're getting there.





03.28.12 (Wednesday am) - So much color everywhere.




03.27.12 (Tuesday afternoon) - Everyone gets a ribbon, this doesn't dispel their excitement in the least. Now they want to sign up for another session to "get more ribbons."

03.25.12 (Sunday night) - A bicycle built for two.





03.24.12 (Saturday afternoon) - A walk in the rain by Longbranch Nature Center.



03.23.12 (Friday late afternoon) - P playing the toddler hidden pictures game.







03.23.12 (Friday morning) - Painting with T - "Look mommy, I made an astronaut. And a playground."