Every once in a while

For the most part, whenever we work in the yard, we are cursing the previous owners and their grand landscape design. But every once in a while, we're thankful. Like when our low-maintenance roses grace us with their presence.

A few other various things we're thankful for these days:

Pigtails! They were short-lived, though, since she yanked them out the second she got in her carseat. Cute while they lasted, though.

Living in a city with lots to do with our children is really, really nice. We spent a few hours at the Children's Museum Saturday morning and both of them loved every single second of it. We also visited the Natural History Museum for the first time and it was another hit. If you're ever in Cincinnati, and especially if you have kids, visit the Museum Center. (As an aside, the building used to be the train station and it's really impressive. It's huge, but I guess that shouldn't be surprising, as it houses three separate museums.)

And here is Laura and her leopard raincoat. I had to take a picture of it because I think she's really, really close to outgrowing it (which should come as no surprise since I think it's a size 12 months!). We stopped at Kroger after her music class this morning and she honked the horn of the car buggy nearly incessantly, waving at passersby all the while. It's really hard to be in a bad mood with her around.

Today's big project is reorganizing my closet. Are you jealous?