We were at a birthday party for one of the kids in Vasco and Justine's daycare, where we went 
on a nature hike through a path in Rock Creek Park. In other words, picture 15 almost 3-year olds careening downhill in a rather uncontrolled manner, with 15-25 huffing parents trotting behind them, rather fruitlessly yelling "Stop there. Stop now. Stop: this is your last warning!" until a few parents with good shoes and some degree of fitness succeeded in catching up with the wild pack of kids and more or less establishing leadership of the situation. After the hike, thirsty and hungry parents and wild kids were treated to a barbeque and cake. 
Being an entirely international cast of characters, a soccer match inevitably happened: here are some of the really cool pictures.
on a nature hike through a path in Rock Creek Park. In other words, picture 15 almost 3-year olds careening downhill in a rather uncontrolled manner, with 15-25 huffing parents trotting behind them, rather fruitlessly yelling "Stop there. Stop now. Stop: this is your last warning!" until a few parents with good shoes and some degree of fitness succeeded in catching up with the wild pack of kids and more or less establishing leadership of the situation. After the hike, thirsty and hungry parents and wild kids were treated to a barbeque and cake. 
Being an entirely international cast of characters, a soccer match inevitably happened: here are some of the really cool pictures.The next piece of news is more of a culmination of a 7 week effort to turn the current guest bedroom into the new kids bedroom, complete with "big kid" beds. Mike and I have been priming, painting, putting beds together and hanging shades for..well..7 weeks, and we made the final push today when we moved the carpet, dresser and shelves into the "new" room while the kids took their nap today. The good news: the room turned out really cute and we think the kids like it. The bad news: the guardrails that we got to keep the kids from rolling out don't fit: we'll have to pad the floor with pillows and keep our fingers crossed all night. They did start out bedtime with a mutiny, during which they laid down on the floor, but eventually I found them back in their beds. Amazingly, they didn't try to escape the room (with the door wide open!) and are now sleeping like little angels :)
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