After three days of brutal heat the skies opened and cooled us off on the way home from school to the sounds rumbling thunder.

Lately my little ones have been fascinated (and scared)  of ants. To remove some of the fear, I decided we should see where ants live. As we explored this anthill the fear turned to curiousity and they were able to be next to the ants as they went about their ant duties. This was a stark difference from a week ago when we had an ant related meltdown.

After weeks of practicing with a box violin, Rey finally gets his real one.  He is making impressive progress.

Today my son discovered that under the streets of our city is a series of tunnels running pretty much everywhere. Its like an secret underground city. I have to agree.

My daughter calls these snow trees. From a distance it looks like snowfall has settled on them. When I ask her if its real snow she looks at me sagely and says no, then laughs- those are cherry blossoms!!

More outdoor in Manhattan. 

This dress, modeled by E is covered in tiny bells. This is the dress of choice when dancing strikes the mood.

These towers have always intrigued me. Here is a great shot of them as they overlook our class.

Enjoying the change in weather and training outside.