anna lost her umblical cord stump yesterday. now we can have real baths! her first one was today and despite the initial grimace, once she got over the shock, she adored it.

today i was driving carter home, and he said "mommy, how do people get up there?"

"where honey?"

"up there, where they play that game"

(???)

"what game?"

"that game where people wear shorts"

(??? now, it is still winter here, so i can see absolutely no visual cues to what he might be thinking of)

"shorts? can you tell me more about the game?"

"yes, shorts...you know...oh, what is it...TENNIS! yes, tennis! mom, how do you get to that tennis court?"

he had spotted the fence of a court high on a hill, a court i have NEVER registered as existing, despite driving by it daily. i told where the door was, and then, of course, he announced that he wanted to play. i guess we need to get some shorts.

tonight was the science fair at school. ava had a blast. though i made her wear her uniform which apparently was not required. she was a bit mad at me for that for 10 seconds, then was drawn into the hustle and bustle. more on her project later...

before we left though, she maade anna a dress. she chose to glue it, vs sew, in order to save time, but she really, honestly fashioned a dress out of felt for her. and she was VERY PROUD.