I took the girls with me to run errands Saturday morning while Adam did some freelance work at our local coffee shop. It was frigid, and windy, and there was no way we were going to be able to take a walk or do anything outside to burn up all of that almost-five-year-old energy. So,…

All dressed up for dinner out — and feeling pretty good in outfits they chose themselves! ("Of course this matches Mommy. The dress has flowers and the tights have flowers!")

  Keeping our fingers crossed today — for all of us, but especially for our girls…

    Once again, we joined Grace's best buddy in Freeport for trick-or-treating at the shops along Main Street. We had prepared Tess for the event by teaching her what to say, and she was excited to get started, although she didn't know exactly why. She hesitated at our first stop (see below), but as luck…

The other day, Tess was quietly playing by herself — lining up dominoes in her typical, orderly fashion — when the hurricane known as Grace came swirling (literally) into the room…   As you can see, Tess remained unfazed by this distraction. Clearly, she is already developing the skills necessary to survive life with Grace.…

  Of course, the beautiful beach setting helps, but I have a pair of awfully cute subjects!

This afternoon, while I was preparing dinner, Grace and Tess played very nicely together. They got dressed up — Grace was a very flamboyant cowgirl, and Tess wore an evening gown, which she proceeded to trip over several times (hence the alternate outfit seen below). Then, each kid did a song-and-dance routine for me. They…