today we played and played and played and played and played and played and played at the playground. there is nothing like 70 degree weather after months of winter. the kids had a great time, and huh, whaddaya know, they fell asleep instantaneously tonight. i checked on them a few minutes ago, and ava was sleeping with her body sideways on the mattress and her head and neck off the mattress and on the freezing cold stone floor. when i moved her, she opened her eyes and looked at me like i had just snatched her out of a nest of feathers.

ava has adapted to urban life--she BEGS to go out and do errands in her stroller. and she adores the fact that going anywhere involves at least 4 different elevator buttons. and my god, the trash chute is the single most entertaining thing the kids have ever seen.

and carter has been taking 1.5 hour naps every morning like it is the most normal thing he has ever done. at home, i am lucky if i get 40 minutes out of him. there is something in the water in texas, because ava did the same thing at his age.

tomorrow i get to go to whole foods. it is the flagship store, and it is an Event. for someone whose only option is price chopper for the vast majority of the year, it is so fun to go to this place and get a glimpse of enlightened groceries.