Charlotte is still so little. She’s getting taller, but she’s so little-boned and skinny. Here are two pics from last night at bedtime.

“I have a new friend whose name is Don’tchu Dare.”

Silly Char

“I’m almost three. My birthday is at the end of July… I mean at Christmas time. I like to go to the park and play with my friends. My friends are Ella and William and Sylvia and Elliott. I like to eat candy and hot dogs and lunch. I do not get along with animals. My favorite movie is Milo and Otis and Bug’s Life. I love myself.”

Me: “I want a nanny.”

James: “I want a new house!”

Evelyn: “I want a maid. Because I don’t want to have to do everything myself.”

We went down to Camp Pecometh for our church’s annual retreat. The weather was bizzare–blustery, warm, and humid–but we had fun anyway.

Matt and Ang came with us, which was truly a treat. I’m quite sure the kids will ask for their aunt and uncle regularly once they have returned to Asia.

Preparing for the scavenger hunt.

Ellie S., one of our friends (and source of many hand-me-down clothes!)

Charlotte loved riding on Uncle Matt's shoulders.

Morgan, Charlotte, and Elizabeth goof off.

They're rockstars!

I thought Angela hated monkeys...?

Evelyn is taking once-a-week dance classes at the YMCA. She goes for 45 minutes and it’s half tap, half ballet.

She’s really enjoying it. This past Monday was the parent observation class, which was a lot of fun. They did two silly spooky dances. I think Evelyn is more dramatic than graceful (check out her “monster” face), but she’s definitely benefiting from the class.

Do ballerinas stick out their tongues? They do if they're 5.

Doing the Frankenstein walk.

"Rule-ah hoops," as my kids call them.

Charlotte was resisting a nap this afternoon, so I reassured her that everyone was taking a nap. “Evelyn is having quiet time, you are having quiet time, and Mom is going to lie down and have quiet time,” I said.

“Where’s Daddy?”

“He’s at work. But everyone else is in their rooms resting.”

“Mommy? Are you going to press the buttons on your computer before you go to your bed to rest?”

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Evelyn’s homework this evening was to write the alphabet in uppercase letters, A-Z. She completed it and showed it to me. I encouraged her and told her how well she’s doing, etc. etc. “Well, I had a sort of hard time remembering the uppercase letters because I’ve been complicating on the lowercase letters.”