A couple very exciting things happened on Monday. First was that we got Fay’s first school picture back and it looks flawlessly cute! (This was actually a huge relief, because when Fay came home from school on picture day her hair looked like she had gotten the little pony-tail stuck on a tree branch or something and had pulled it loose. ha ha! I have been very interested to see the results of this photo ever since then.)

The other exciting thing that happened was that Fay realized she had a loose tooth! It is her first one!  She had somehow earned the right to decide what we did for family party that night and after discovering the loose tooth, she changed the plans she had previously made and decided we needed to celebrate her loose tooth with decorations, balloons, and ice-cream.

I wonder what she will call for when the tooth actually comes out!

One of the days this week I was folding laundry and I opened the windows. This is the view from my bedroom window! I’m sad about how much I take this fabulous view of an oasis in the middle of suburbia for granted, so I thought I would share it. When I actually take the time to stop and think about it, it really makes my day better! I should, clearly, do it more.

Portia is starting to get interested in dressing up. The other day she went full-on Princess on me! So, naturally, I had to take pictures!

Also, here is Portia looking … conniving(?) at the table. ?

And for some reason I don’t have any pictures of Carter from this past week. So I’ll post this picture of him 3 years ago today and tell you that he is beyond excited for Halloween! On Saturday I went to the library costume swap and found a Lightning McQueen driver outfit. He LOVES it and wears it as often as he can! (Mom victory!) He is going to wear it along with his other costume which is rather bulky and may need to be removed for certain activities.