Pictures: Kitchen Helpers; Princess Leia Hair; Ready for Tea Party

Joss and Chloe attended a tea party this week and had a great time. They got to eat little sandwiches and drink pink lemonade while dressed as Belle and Cinderella. I had initially dressed Chloe in a simple church dress, but she brought me the Cinderella dress and insisted that she go as a princess like her sister.

We all went to the Bean Museum on campus yesterday. Joss loved the video on insects and Chloe liked the stuffed rat that she got to pick up and pet. Gross. I didn't want to touch her hands after that. There was a magnificent display of a stuffed Kodiak Bear on his hind legs, measuring over 8 feet tall. I was asking Joss, "Is the bear bigger than mommy? Daddy?" She said yes until I asked her if the bear was bigger than Grandpa, and then she couldn't answer. Grandpa must look pretty tall to a 3-year-old.

My prenatal appointment was uneventful. I'm dilated to a 1, thick, soft, mid, and -2 station. Guess that's good, since I haven't yet set up the bassinet, cleaned out the downstairs closet, mopped the floors, and the many other things on my nesting list.