Arthur's Chamber Music Debut

A movement from a Haydn divertimento through Princeton String Academy.  He was listed on the program as "Gus Kim."

Arthur's 11th Birthday

Arthur celebrated his 11th birthday at Great Wolf Lodge Pocono.

There was a large dessert buffet, so we didn't do a cake -- we stuck his 11 candle on a cupcake and some mud pie.  We quietly sang Happy Birthday and he closed his eyes, clasped his hands, and really made a wish.

Play

by Lizzie Kim

We need a design for the place-
Daddy is the swimmer,
The four-year-old girl is the princess,
Stephen is the ninja,
We need something to cover us up when it's time-
Because it's a play

Lizzie turned 4 today.  We took her to Build-A-Bear, where she built-a-dog: a princess costume (with Hello Kitty underwear)-wearing, iPhone-toting, basketball-playing dog.  She also took a birthday bubble bath.

We have started to throw away the kids' old toys in anticipation of the move.  We were sorry to see the Shape Turtle go, something that lasted through all three kids.  I didn't feel ready to toss out Arthur's mini-golf ball rack.