Old Navy Pink... things?

The girls called them fairies. I'm not sure they were fairy costumes, but I don't really have a better idea, so we'll call them fairies, too!

Old Navy Chickens?

costumes! old navy had costumes! i agreed to let them try on two costumes each if they each clearly understood that we would not be bringing any home. They of course chose matching costumes, which were loads of fun to try on and look at in the mirrors.

Old Navy Crazy

on our last night in LA, during yet another meal out at a restaurant, I decided to take the kids for a walk while we waited for the food. They both begged to explore the nearby Old Navy, and this is just the beginning of the fun we had!

Franklin Boys & Girls

At GGPa's

on Saturday we were lucky to have a wonderful visit with GGPa (Henry) and GGMa (Marcia) at their place. Clara got very snuggly with Marcia and Molly enjoyed making word games for everyone to play.

First Grader!

by all accounts Molly's first day of school was great. She started at a new school (we switched her just to be closer to home) and seemed totally comfortable. She's in a class that "looped", which means the teacher and the class were together in Kindergarten and stayed together for first grade. As luck would have it, there are two other new kids in the class ... and one of them is a friend from preschool!

Molly

Although Molly looks like a sullen teenager (especially in the second photo), I happen to know that she was, in fact, playing "baby" and "doll" with her sister at the Santa Monica farmers market. And in the last photo, Clara was leading Molly-the-doll on some sort of adventure.