Irish Tree

Wes would like to point out that this is the same tree where we took a pic of Zara, Claire, Kiera and Esme 2 years ago on May Day... I would like to point out I spent all summer at this museum collecting data... why are we here the day before my dissertation is due to my committee?

Modeling Fun

Dearest No Dashiki readers, You, like my facebook and twitter friends (probably 95% overlap here anyway), are undoubtedly sick of me going on and on about all the fun things everyone does while I'm constantly hard at work on my dissertation (with the exception of brief pauses, such as these, in which I upload photos of aforementioned fun things everyone does). Fear not! I've begun the last round of edits and to schedule my defense meeting, so in just a few short weeks I will instead be going on and on about how much fun the kids and I have while Wes works! In the meantime, here's a snap of aforementioned fun. Wes and Zara decided to enjoy some quality Old Navy dress up time - here is the result. She looks fab if I do say so myself, no?

Look up! Way up!

Here's Amity playing at Vijay's house, checking out an airplane getting ready to land. Being just south of a littlle airport like C'ville's is a big win when you are a toddler!

Do we dress for dinner?

Sometimes getting a toddler to keep their clothes on is a difficult proposition.... but enter the big sister with a fabulous dress up idea! Voila, much cuteness! For the record, while these outfits might have gone better with tofu and broccoli stir-fry, we had blueberry pancakes. Still tasty.

Greenleaf Park

Having a sisterly rock on the dino and the motorcycle at Greenleaf Park, getting their yayas out before dinner time.

While I was writing...

I've been spending most of my free time, and some time I don't even have working on the final stages of my dissertation. I currently have my 2nd draft into my advisor, so I have a few minutes to breathe before he sends back critique and we do it all over again :) In the meantime, while I'm writing Zara is generally at school or asleep, and when Amity's not asleep she plays at Vijay's house with a few toddler/preschool buddies. Here's a sampling of their fun... also, despite my complete and total lack of fun, we do have some other pics to post of the kids (and maybe a few of the grown ups) but they will likely be backdated, so the very small number of you who actually still read this blog withh need to scroll down....

Slumber Party

We haven't gotten them sleeping together at night, yet, but this looks to be a step in the right direction....

Humpback Rocks, revisited yet again

This hiking Humpback Rocks is getting to be "a thing." It's the only place Zara ever wants to go when we suggest we should go for a hike. This time around Amity actually walked a good bit of the lower part, some up and quite a bit more on the way back down. By the spring I'd guess she'll be doing the whole gravel/step part on the return, and possibly the ascent, too. Fun times.

Order up!

Amity plays restaurant with me at Pen Park while Zara attends her Irish Dance class. Much cuteness ensues! Also, happy 21 months birthday, Amity!