Claire turned seven on May 4th but we couldn’t fit her party in until this past Saturday. We rented a pool and she invited seven of her friends.   She requested fruit pizza instead of a cake – the girl loves fruit. Swimming make us hungry! Bea painted a big octopus for our pin-the-eyes on the octopus…

Claire finally lost her first tooth. I keep thinking her teeth have been so slow to come out that they are all going to come out at once. It came out at school so she got a little tooth holder necklace from the school nurse. She was very proud – my funny face.  

The girls’ school had a big celebration last week to celebrate its 75th birthday. It’s a sweet school with lots of great teachers. We’ll be sad to leave it. Claire’s classroom has a fireplace!

Our move is looming over me. Last week I had a minor freak out because I realized how little time I have before the movers come. I have exactly two weeks from today. I’ve been going through every closet and every cupboard and drawer. I’ve realized I have too many containers. You know that feeling…

It’s been a while since we’ve made decorated cookies and I wanted to try a new recipe. After fighting over which colors of frosting to make the girls got down to work and made happy, beautiful cookies.

We went to London! It was a quick trip, but because the girls are such good travelers – we were able to see and do lots. We arrived on Thursday morning. Brian let me take a short nap and then we went to see The Tower of London. There I am below – pretending to be…

Get off the plane. Hop in a taxi. Can’t stay awake. This is what jetlag looks like.   

Some people are eager to see photos of our trip to London – well, blame Brian for the delay. He’s been in Zurich this week and I’m waiting to get some of the good photos he took on his phone. In the meantime… it’s Lily of the Valley time!!!

When I was making my quilt I really noticed that my eyes were not working like they used to. I guess that’s what happens when you are 40 something. So I got some glasses – do I look smarter or older…