Friends, it's time to get your witch on

Never too early to try on Halloween costumes. This one is a vintage hat and cape made by my mom, originally worn by my sister in 1979 and known in our family as "The Weenie Witchie."

This year, Audrey ain't no good witch.

Add "pesto" to the list of meals that require an immediate dunk in the bathtub

She loves to eat independently, with utensils, but she tends to eat the pasta out of one fist while waving the fork like a conducting wand in the other. Whatever. I've got plenty of wash-cloths to deal with the aftermath.

Here's Audrey entertaining her parents and Aunt Janna using only her sparkling wit and a greasy rag:

Aunt Janna's in town!

Finally, someone to read Dr. Seuss with a fresh, I-haven't-read-this-a-zillion-times lilt to her voice!

We also made a quick trip to the Museum of Science where Audrey was most enthralled with the "chine" that stamped our hands.

Daddy stretch

As important as working out regularly is doing a proper cool-down and stretch routine afterward. Audrey takes part in Scott's "daddy stretch" after his occasional morning run. It's finally become real summer here so the only time a sane person can run is early in the morning. Not to say there aren't lots of people running in the heat of the day but these individuals baffle me. Who would want to be out there in the sun and the muggy heat, braising in their own sweat? Inexplicable.

Sweet

That's all!

Some things are just instinctual

Audrey demonstrates, with no coaching from me, that there is one way and one way only to eat a California olive.

Behold: the double olive throw-down.

Meet my sister-wife... Scott's new iPhone

We have a simple seven-word sentence in our house that is the answer to any question you can possibly think of: "There's an iPhone app for that."

It's true! Ask Scott! There is!