Late April

Mom is going back to work on Monday! We have been having fun this past week, getting to know Katie and Rocco's new nanny, Angelina, and playing a lot.

Katie and Rocco and Mommy visited Dad's office and the Museum of Natural History last week. Katie liked the dinosaurs and fossils and Rocco (busy, off camera) had a nice ride in the Ergo.

Katie was especially impressed with this guy. Apologies for the flash!

Checking out the fossils. Next up on the agenda: lunch! Katie's favorite part of the museum. The museum was free, and a sandwich and chocolate milk was $18, so I guess we came out even. Next time, perhaps a brown bag would be in order. Good thing I brought lunch for Katie and Rocco!

Rocco's getting really close to crawling. But first, he loves to stand on Dad's toes and dance with his big sister.

Last, the most exciting part of the week: Katie and Mommy went and got manicures together. Katie picked out her own nail polish ("PURPLE! That's my favorite color!"), charmed all of the workers and all of the customers and held very still while her polish dried. Nancy, our very patient manicurist, not only polished Katie's nails, but then painted tiny white flowers on each nail. Katie was in heaven. A wonderful finish to our last week before I go back to work.

Waiting patiently for our appointment.
Practicing her holding still skills.
All done and all smiles! If you look very closely, you can see the little flowers on her nails. I'll have to take a close up shot tomorrow.
Happily waiting for our nails to dry (Katie showing off her fanciest smile). And here is a picture of my new haircut - I got about 6 inches cut off this week.