Anatomy of a Weekend

As our children grow older, the scales tip: whereas we once could skip town on the weekend for a quick trip away or to visit family, we now must check the children's calendars well in advance before making plans. But we're both OK with it: we're having a blast raising these two, watching them grow and learn and explore new things. We need to be here at home more now so they can develop their own memories, with us and with their friends.

Last weekend was wild and wacky! So many fun things going on:

Some friends stopped by our house for a bit at the end of their vacation. The children are all close in age, and they've been friends for about 6+ years. Here they are enjoying some crazy backyard water fun:


And here's Laura, my bestest friend, and AK dueting on "Heart and Soul":



The night before, AK's friend Kate spent the night and the girls watched the premiere of "Camp Rock" with the Brothers Jonai. All agreed it was a cute movie; not on the level of "HSM", but still cute.
After the movie, the insanity began. Witness: Webkinz on a Ceiling Fan.


The "Steve Dance".

Um, I got nothin'.

They're hilarious together, these two: one minute they're reading poetry, the next they're giggling so hard they can't even breathe. Kate's a good friend - we're glad we met her.