A few recent pictures of the girls

Maggie playing her new Leapster

Maggie was always stealing Ellie's Leapster.

For her birthday, she received her own Leapster which she loves!

Maggie's 3rd Birthday

First Day of School

Ellie had a great first day at Margaret Brent

Rainy Day Fun

Bummed. That is the feeling around our house when it rains on days that we plan to the playground. We are especially bummed when it rains on Saturdays and Sundays Like today. What helps cure the rainy playground blues? A lunch or dinner at a fast food establishment with a play place.

Tonight we are heading to the Chick-Fil-A in Timonium. While it's not the Stadium Place playground, it does the trick on gloomy days like today.

An Update

There isn't too much to report. Ellie is getting ready for kindergarten at Margaret Brent while Maggie is all set in her new romm (room four) at La Petite.

Maggie is still into Spiderman, headbands, and swings. Ellie likes Polly pockets, climbing apparatuses, and having her hair in three ponytails.

Ellie is in a Saturday reading program through George Washington University. I don't think she is challenged academically, but being in a group setting where you have to raise your hand and answer questions.

We had a wonderful summer.

JT's 37th birthday

Today we celebrated JT's 37th birthday. I bet he was surprised to see his name in the church bulletin. The girls dedicated the chancel flowers this morning to their Dad in honor of his birthday.

We continued the celebration with the arrival our new Weber grill. A wonderful addition to our already great deck. Next we took a spin on the dragon paddleboats at the harbor. The girls loved the cab ride downtown as well as splashing in one of the sitting pools near the aquarium.

For dinner wwe went to an old favorite Houlihan's. JT and I use to eat their all the time after church when we lived in Marietta. The cheesy lavosh is comfort food for us!

A lot of fun washad by all!