Vacation

24/7 with the kids this week -- We had a blast, though a five-week-old and two-year-old's ideal vacation week is somewhat different than a 30- and 40-something. So, this was not a week vacation for us, per se, but rather Anja. Her daycare provider took what we have to imagine was a much needed one week vacation. So, this past week gave us a look at what it would have been like all summer had we taken Anja out of daycare and stayed home with both Anja and Elyse. It was a whirlwind of a week!

As this should be a blog of both Anja and Elyse - our tendency is to slip into writing about only Anja because she is the one all over the place - the point of this entry is that this past week was a testament to the fact that it is easier with second children. As noted previously, going to the store was a big ordeal with Anja when she was 5 weeks old. However, Elyse has not only been to the store, but she has been to the zoo, a water park (including a ride on a merry-go-round, possibly not our best parenting moment),

to a local beach (sort of, the sand at National Harbor),

and on the lawn at Wolf Trap, watching Riverdance.

Not to mention, many hours spent by the pool.

After a week of fun, the two sisters are really starting to bond. In fact, Elyse is no longer known only as "baby sister" by Anja, but is now referred to as "Weece"