We're definitely in the 'burbs and I'm loving it. One of our neighbors in the cul-de-sac invited the whole neighborhood over for a potluck/barbecue yesterday. About half the neighborhood showed up and it was neat to meet everyone that we've been waving at as we drive by these past few weeks. Fiona made friends with the little girls from the end of the street, Dena and Sophie and a little boy, Sterling. The girls are 6 and 5 and Sterling is 3 and they all played on the porch swing together for almost an hour and let the grown-ups talk. Then Fiona went and got her tricycle and the girls brought out their bikes. Fiona's not great at pedaling yet so she basically sat on the trike in the middle of the road while the girls circled around her like little sharks on Barbie bikes. After we all went home, Fiona poked her head out the sliding glass door and yelled, "Sophie! Dena!" into the backyard. We'll have to invite them over for some sort of playdate or whatever it is that's normally done with little neighborhood friends. This is the first time Fiona's really been old enough to enjoy playing with the neighbors so I need to figure out how this all works.

At Fiona's birthday party on Saturday, after cake and opening presents, we were all sitting at the table and Fiona piped up, "I think it's about time for everyone to go home now." What a gracious hostess she's turning out to be. We all laughed at her and she got embarassed and then proceeded to pee on the couch. Thank god for microfiber.

We are finally a two car family again! My dad very generously donated his Acura to our cause. Thank you Dad!! We've been managing with one car for about three years now and it's become a lot more difficult since Andre stopped working from home. Our careful timing and car choreography got pretty convoluted at times, especially with my occasionally crazy schedule and a kid in preschool in the mix. Andre was having to get to work earlier and leave later every day than he should have in order to accomodate my and Fiona's bus schedule. But no longer. If I want to go to get groceries and Andre wants to go to Home Depot we can do it AT THE SAME TIME. If I need to work late and Andre needs to pick up Fiona, no problem! Two cars! The best part? We know have air conditioning in exactly 50% of the vehicles we own. The next best part? CD player in the car. We are living large!

Princess Diaries 2 update: My sister got to meet the princess of Genovia AND walk down the red carpet at the premiere party. Andre swears he will absolutely never ever ever post in this blog now that it's been tainted with "12 year old blathering" about the movie.