Gotta love this city

The Caps just won, the Nats are 11-4, and DC is beautiful in the spring. We love it! Below are some shots from our paddle-boating out on the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial.

Rocky

Robin is a rough-and-tumble kiddo who always seems to wind up with scrapes, bumps, and bruises. Hence her nickname -- "Rocky." A couple of weeks ago, she took a chair to the eye and wound up with a nice shiner. Some people actually thought we let her put mascara on! The photo on the left is a self-portrait taken a bit earlier; on the right is after a long day...

"Labor" seder

We got to enjoy three Passover seders this year -- and we only had to host one. Nana and our neighbors Craig and Jen (and kiddo Sienna) joined us for a "Labor" Seder hosted Jews United for Justice that honored working people, particularly immigrants. Then we ate four hours' worth of food at the Ross' house before hosting our own kid-friendly seder the next night. Talk about chaos! With eight kids under the age of 7 waiting restlessly as they eyed platters of food, Erica set a record with her speedy seder.

Catching up

Okay, so we got behind on the blog...now it's time to catch up! What did we miss last month? Purim! The girls love Purim -- who doesn't love costumes, hamentaschen, and games at the Temple? Miri went as "Little Sal," a character from one of her favorite books, and Robin is following in the Asch transportation tradition by going as a Metro train. Daddy went as, well, himself (in his summer league uniform), though folks thought he was trying to be Billy Beane.

Twins

Robin and Miriam are quite the pair these days. Of course they love to fight over the ONE toy they ABSOLUTELY have to play with (which just so happens to be in the other's hands), but generally they enjoy being together. They are simply hilarious with some of the games they play. The other day, Miriam explained that they had turned a little cart into a "flatboat" that was "going down the Mississippi River, just like Abe Lincoln." They filled the cart up and promptly sent it sailing down the staircase. Our neighbors appreciated hearing that at 7:15am...

See no evil...

Snowless winter : (

Two years ago, we were digging our way out of yet another massive snowstorm. These days, we're more likely to be out in our short sleeves! We have had a grand total of about 1.5 inches of snow this winter -- below, Daddy shows Miriam how to make snowballs with wimpy snow.

Time is running out, so Miriam and Robin have had to resort to carpet sledding, using some jerry-rigged sleds (that's Robin's booster seat she's sitting on):

The Hokey Pokey

Robin spends much of her time these days singing and jumping around the house. She is a goofy, giggly kid...