Today Grace was not satisfied with her selection of slippers, so she made her own – using paper and scotch tape. She liked them so much that she decided to also make her own hat. Unsatisfied with the “boring” green hat, she made a new, improved version. I think her homemade accessories are anything but…

We started the afternoon with ten new, pristine tubs of Play-doh in a variety of colors. An hour later, we were left with a crazy hodgepodge. Being the particular person that I am, I tried (in vain) to separate the colors back into their neat little tubs. Grace, on the other hand, was thrilled with…

Grace just had her last soccer practice of the session (don’t worry, another session starts next week!), which meant that it was time for the parents to play the kids in a game. This thrilled Adam, who of course loves any opportunity to show off his skills, and it thrilled Grace, who loves the chance…

On Saturday morning we made blueberry pancakes for breakfast, as we typically do on the weekends, but this time a fairy princess helped me in the kitchen… I am hoping that she comes back next week in time to wave her magic wand and help me out with the dishes. She is cuter, and much…

This weekend, we were visited by a scary lion. This scary lion read us a story she wrote herself – something about big rocks breaking the windows of our house, I think. Scary lion also treated us to a special dance performance, and then tried to recruit a mini scary lion, to no avail. Thankfully,…

It’s amazing how a day that begins with joyful spinning can end in such misery… My tricky four-year old has figured out how to fool me into thinking she is asleep at naptime, just long enough for me to leave her alone. Then she starts jumping off her bed repeatedly for an hour during her…

I am making a conscious effort to let Grace make her own decisions whenever possible, and it’s fun to see her little (actually, big) personality emerge. She is very into choosing her own outfit, which means that she wears tights and a skirt or dress every day. Grace loves funky tights, preferably with stripes and…

Grace: Why am I not going to school tomorrow? Me: Because it’s Martin Luther King Jr. day. Grace: What is Martin King Luther Jr. day? Me: It is a day when we remember Martin Luther King Jr. and all of the important things he said. He talked about how important peace is, and how all…

Grace has been working diligently on her writing skills. Almost every day, she asks us to write down words for her, then she copies them. And sometimes, like on this particular day, she simply has us spell out words, and she writes them as we spell. In the photo above, along with “Grace”, “Tess” and…