I have much to write and not much energy to do so. First a couple of cute little things: Eli was being a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and he told me that he was going to use his "numchuckles." Then Tori said she was Minnie Mouse. When she would show me her bow, she would stick her hip way out to the side in a little pose. I asked her if her Daddy taught her that.


Hey, here's a cool thing: her cousin, Claire, came over to play and tried on Tori's Cinderella dress. We took pictures and made a fuss, so then Tori wanted to wear it too (for the first time since her birthday last July). Since then, she has stopped hating dresses! She says she wants a Sleeping Beauty dress now, and she was actually eager to get dressed on Sunday. Had I known that was all it would take...

We just went on a fun bike ride. We got an attachment for Eli that he was very nervous about. (See picture.) But once we got going he was so excited, he kept giggling and he'd call out, "Hey, look at me!" to the people we passed. When we got back, he said, "I didn't even cry one tear!" He has a little bike, but he can't ride long or fast enough for it to be a good workout for John and me. I pulled Tori and Jonah in the trailer. We're going to go as many nights as the weather will allow.