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read Part 1 here ! 1) Farm visit.  so much of our activities revolve around the older kids that it was a nice change of pace to focus on the younger set for once! we joined up with several family friends to visit a local dairy farm. we had toured this same farm about 7 years ago when Greta was 3 and Cece was a baby. Elizabeth was so excited to see real live cows but wanted nothing to do with milking the cows or feeding the baby calves ... maybe next year!  she spotted the calves immediately when we got to the farm and was so excited to finally see them up close! taking a selfie with a calf... ... suddenly took an unexpected turn!! no clothes or babies were harmed in the taking of this photo. the tour finished at their farmstand and country restaurant. strawberry ice cream for the win! (and yes, she is soaked in sweat -- it was a hot day!) so proud to "drive" a real tractor side-by-side of Greta at 3 1/2 on the same tractor 2) New car.  Nick has been scouring Facebook marketpl

as our kids get older and more involved in school activities, May has truly become a whirlwind! it was quite the month so I'm splitting this recap into two parts!  1) School gala, orchestra concert, and art show. the school threw their first ever fundraiser gala this year and it was delightful! it was held at one of Pittsburgh's iconic restaurants, Le Mont, which sits on the crest of Mt. Washington and overlooks the city skyline. we had fun dressing up and it was especially fun to see our friends in all their finery, too.  Greta joined the orchestra this year and has been following in my footsteps with her viola. beginning strings is a tricky ensemble to direct and I was fully prepared for their one and only concert to be somewhat grating to the ear. once again, our music director pulled off an amazing feat and they sounded great!  Greta is on the far left after the concert, we all walked over to the school hall for the upper school art show. I was impressed with the variety of