The Boy is 5. . . .

. . . .which isn't all the different from four.  Same quirky sense of humor, same love of Bunny Bear, same desire to be fed rather than feed himself, same middle of the night trek from his bed to ours.

 Last Sunday, in between ice skating and Chinese school, Thea's Brownie troop represented New Zealand at Thinking Day (also known as World Friendship Day.)  I am counting this as one of those rare days that Thea consented to wearing a skirt.  For the short time that we could stay there, she got 29 stamps in her 'passport', had snacks from Australia and Taiwan, made lots of swaps and actually enjoyed herself.