Farewell to Summer

Teacher-assignment-letter pick-up today, back to school errands this week, Meet the Teacher on Friday, and a farewell postcard and group picture from camp... Can the summer really be coming to an end??

Little Dance Shoes

Laying Low

The Kaplans took it easy this weekend! Well, except for Joel who had to work and do the food shopping. I have been recovering from a nasty cold, and Caroline was participating in the Diarrhea State Championships. I must have gone through 20 diapers. We think that she had a stomach bug since we cannot think of any food she ate recently that wasn't safe. She seemed much improved yesterday from Saturday, and made it through the night without any diaper changes, and ate her breakfast, so I sent her to preschool today. We'll see if I get "the call" or not ;)

Ben and Becca accompanied the Robinson cousins to the pet store yesterday to pick out a playmate for Swiper. Meet Snitch:

Caroline, happy despite the tummy troubles:

Required Reading

A Wrinkle in Time. With his trusty lab Fortinbras, err, Clara. 

Dance Class

After a bit of a hiatus (and a lot of  nagging), Rebecca is heading back to dance class beginning August 23rd and ending with a recital in June. This time, at Miller Street Dance Studio which offers tons of classes six days a week. I signed her up for 30 minutes of Jazz/Hip Hop followed by 30 minutes of Tap. I kind of think she would prefer those to ballet. And since we're going to be spending our Saturday mornings there for the foreseeable future, I signed Caroline up for a 45 minute 2.5-3.5 year old combo class. Because, honestly what could possibly be cuter than Caroline's chunky thighs in a pair of pink tights? The good thing about this dance studio, although it is not located terrifically conveniently (about 15 minutes south) is that the price does not go up much the more hours of instruction you add. So if she really gets into it and wants to add additional classes after school or in the evenings when she is older, each additional class is only a few extra dollars a month.

Doggy PT

Laser therapy and the water treadmill! (Wait, how much is this costing me, again....?)

Newton's First Law of Carpet Cleaning

No sooner than the carpet cleaners are out the door, the dog will go upstairs and make a bee-line for the only room on the second floor whose carpet got cleaned and will proceed to knock over the two day old Smoothie King smoothie that your ten year old left up there, unbeknownst to anyone. The dog will then not even bother to lick it up, and will just leave a pile of pale purple dehydrated smoothie mess on the floor until you decide to come upstairs and check on the drying-progress of your freshly cleaned carpet. *SIGH*