Roman turned two yesterday! Sadly, this is the only photo I took to commemorate the occasion, and I took it on my phone so the quality isn’t great. Hey, we are busy here! We took a break from unpacking and attempted to go to the pool, but we were rained out. Instead we crashed at a friend’s house for a few hours, and the kids got to play with Rachael and Nicole. Roman took a nice long birthday nap, then had a birthday dinner of fish sticks and fruit. Since I couldn’t get my act together and make a cake, we had birthday ice cream sundaes. He didn’t know the difference and made us re-light the candles several times so that he could keep blowing them out! Harper gave him some very enthusiastic renditions of “Happy Birthday to You” – a couple times even in the bathtub. He loved his birthday presents – a “real” Buzz Lightyear and a Cranky the Crane – and has not put them down since opening them. Cranky even slept in his room last night. He had a great day and we can’t wait to celebrate again with his friends this weekend!

While packing this morning I came across letters that Harper wrote to her teachers at the end of the year (transcribed by me). They are on scrap paper, so I didn’t want to save them, but couldn’t throw them out until they were preserved somehow! So here they are:

Dear Ms. Julie,
I love hopping and jumping. Jump, jump, jump! I love coloring. I love ABC’s “ABCDEFG!” I love going potty. I love that. I love you! I love number 1 and 2. Three. I love teeny tiny Ada. I love Jingle Bells. I love Mama. I love fire trucks.
Love, Harper

Dear Ms. Elaine,
I love Ms. Elaine. I love brushing my teeth. I love writing letters. I love “Ada Pants.” I love making food in the kitchen. I love peeing at school. I love playing with Ada. I love painting. I love you Ms. Elaine and hop, hop, hop! I love art projects.
Love, Harper