Awesome! That was Sascha's word of the day yesterday, her 5th birthday. Her cake was awesome. The frosting was awesome. Her gifts were especially awesome....she loved all of them. The remote-controlled VW Beetle was the hit of the night, though. Although now I totally understand the idea of not letting kids drive until they are 16. Or 25. Luckily this car has great fenders.

Now she is 5...and already jaded. Tonight she told us that she "has to do EVERYTHING" because I asked her to find her own library books. Wait until she finds out that she's probably going to have to get a job in the next couple of decades. (At least we're holding off asking her to repaint the house.)

Zoe has been vocabulary girl lately. Tonight, Sascha called her a goofball, and Zoe said, "Doofball!" Her favorite word is still "Eh!", though. I think she probably could speak complete and fluent sentences if she really wanted to. But she is toying with us. Tonight she drew all over her face with a marker, came to me and said "Mom! Me! Kitty!" and pointed to her face. She was so proud that she did her own "face paint." :) (And the marker came right off, which was a bonus.)

Photos still are not uploaded...I'm such a slacker. But this one will freak you out.