like old times

A big draw for moving back to Urbana was that we already knew some people from our grad student days. This week, we managed to get 3 of those families (now with kids!) to our house for fun times.

Leyla was first up, though without half of the family. Clara does her best to make her welcome.

Did you know that Maria stayed with us the first time she visited Urbana to have a date or few with Andy? Perhaps we positively influenced them?
Finally, Matt and Jaime and the kids came over tonight for some mac and cheese and merriment.

Watching Clara actually play with other kids is so fun.
Clara needs to be part of the action when I am doing dishes, so into the carrier she went. She needs to scrub a little harder and cover the entire surface, but she's doing well considering her small hands. She'll be so happy when she gets to wash them all by herself.