Finn's class put on a short play of Jack and the Beanstalk, and they totally blew me away. There was not one kid crying up there, or not giving it everything they've got. Rather, they were belting out the songs, smiling, and having fun.

Super proud of Finn, who was the narrator, with his friend, Lyan. He even memorized some of his lines and used a microphone!

OK, these aren't going to be in sequential order, but they are too cute not to share. Here are Finn and Cormac on the stoop with their neighbor friend, Rowan.

Mother's Day is a good time to make a blog comeback, isn't it? Here are the sweet sentiments from Cormac (left) and Finn (right).

You would not believe the workout you get pulling these kids along.

Chicago is totally making me suspicious this Winter. With very little snow, and mild temperatures, I have nothing to complain about. Which is rare. Just look through the archives to see me whining my way through January, February, and March.

So, when it does snow, the kids are all over it. Here are Rowan and Brooke with Cormac and a snowman they made my shoveling all the snow on the block, packing it into buckets, and making a little R2-D2-shaped snowman.

I can take no credit for helping Finn build this. His awesome nanny, Eva, did this with him on one of his days off. Complete with flags and everything!