Overheard: Isabel, do you know what a noun is? Cuz I do.

Isabel plays "Minuet I" for her Honors Solo Recital and the NM Suzuki Institute. She is accompanied, humorously enough, by SU's Kiyoshi Tamagawa.

First day of school!

Both girls are in school-- now Mommy has time to sit around and eat bon bons.... er, or finish her thesis. Mommy's not terribly interested in eating lately.

Fancy tea party birthday

Mommy bucked up to prepare scones, cucumber sandwiches, miniquiches, and berries for Madeline's birthday tea party, though she was then too grossed out by the food to eat for the rest of the weekend.

Madeline with her friend Fi.

Madeline with Kathryn.

The big surprise-- after the party, one of Daddy's bike friends showed up in Madeline's very favorite thing-- a RED JEEP-- and took us for a ride!

Madeline turns 5

First birthday cake not made by Mommy. I was excited to see Puppup on it.

Callie, Aurora, and Luke were here to celebrate with me.

A brief downpour

By the time Madeline was all ready in her raingear, it was nearly over.

Happy Easter!

First grade class performance.

Friends Ashley and Ixchel and my teacher.

Cupcakes Mommy made for the class Fiesta party. There are no pictures of the party because the kids never stopped moving!

Obligatory bluebonnet pictures

It was a bad flower year-- we are very lucky that Isabel's school seeded a portion of the front lawn, so we can always find at least a few!

Madeline's best friend Firyal had her birthday party at a farm, and I got to go too! We had a blast riding horses, petting goats, and chasing chickens.

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