Dog Days of Summer

First of all- this picture was taken while we were trying various hand-me-downs on that Anja was given. After trying this on (assuming we put it on correctly) we believed, even as novice parents, that these strings must be posing some type of hazard. Just so folks are not concerned, we are retiring this outfit. I just thought the colors in the picture were nice.

Now to the point of this entry. This is a quick post to respond to all those well wishers who told us that May/June was the best time to have a baby. While I agreed with them at the time, I realized that they must not have been from the Washington, DC area. While I was looking forward to long walks during the day with Anja and Pip through the neighborhood and in the parks, I find myself thwarted by Code Orange days and various other air quality alerts. Trying to keep Pip and Anja entertained in the house all day has been a bit more of a challenge.