We just created (well, Mark created this for me) this little blogspot for me to record some of our daily Helen and Carolyn shenanigans. This month, August, will be a free-form month since all of our summer classes (art, music, gym--oh to be 2yrs. old again!) are now finished. In September, the girls start preschool.

Carolyn likes to imitate me talking or doing things. So, for example, if I am washing dishes, like I was this morning (or any morning, really), she decided her balloon needed a good scrub. I turned around to see tiny hands pushing forth a partially deflated mylar birthday balloon. Carolyn would not accept the fact that balloons don't need to be scrubbed, so I had to put some foam on it for her to be satisfied. I think this, in part, recovered my recently defunct status of superhero...something I have not been since last Saturday when she requested that I fly in the park and realized I didn't have superpowers. That led to roughly an 8 minute tantrum.

Helen is oblivious to cleaning. She much prefers to sit down with a good book, or jump in her castle or play in with her produce stand and "make food". She loves to parrot anything she hears...and likes to loudly express her opinions. This morning, due to extreme heat in the DC area, we decided to descend on Lord + Taylor, a local department store. The girls loved darting in and out of the clothes racks, out of dressing rooms, and grabbing some brassieres and yelling "Mommies' Elbows!" The salespeople found it amusing, but some of the ladies shopping clearly did not.

We then visited our friend Ina and spent some time in her glorious backyard today (replete with a fabulous pool) and helped her water some flowers and plants.

tune in tomorrow for more updates.