Now doesn't that just brighten your day? I love it when they are sweet to each other and want to wear matching clothes and hug each other goodbye at school. Instead of wishing that it happened more often, I'm focusing on being grateful that it happens at all. They may make each other crazy at…

Today is the first day of fall, and surely you know what that means — it's time to start planning for Halloween, of course! (Really? Already???) Grace would like to be a witch (see the homemade bat on her shoulder? Love it!). And Tess would like to be a pumpkin. Or maybe a bat. She…

Today was the International Day of Peace. To show their support, the girls' school participated in Pinwheels for Peace, as they do every year. Each child made a pinwheel, and the school walked down to the beach together to put them in the sand. It was beautiful.

Such little beauties, inside and out. How did we ever get so lucky?

The girls apparently LOVE school, because for the past two days they have come home and played school together. Grace's "school" has taken over the living room (literally, I cannot access the door to the basement). Of course, Grace is the teacher and Tess is the student. I'm not allowed in the room while they…

Yep, they were ready for the first day of school. They had their new backpacks, funky outfits, and shiny sneakers. The countdown was finally complete. First we walked Grace into her room, and she said a quick goodbye then walked off to greet her friends. It was no big deal — just the kind of…