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Just about every week, Zoe heads to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a great, free, art appreciation class for kids. Start with Art is offered at the Met most days of the week, and the children are taught about a certain piece or collection of pieces, they read a related picture book, and they are given art supplies to create some related art of their own.

I borrowed this picture from our friend Graham, who usually is the one to bring Zoe along with his own daughter to the class each week. Nothing like setting a group of little kids in front of artistic masterpieces for an hour of observations, questions, storytelling, and cultivating budding creativity.

Mike- "I'm getting up early in the morning to get some work done."

Too bad some other munchkins had the same idea...

If you've been a long time reader of this blog, you know that I am a big fan of clothing swaps! Well today was another clothing swap, hosted by my friend Tracy. Soooo fun! Maya came along, while Zoe and Mike had a date. And my sister Karen made the trip up from Brooklyn to join the fun!

Granted, it was tough to get down to serious business with a baby in tow. BUT, I did leave with a pair of $200 designer jeans, NEW gym shoes, a skirt, two shirts and a sweater... Here's my take home stash:

AND, it's so much fun to see your own items go home with happy new owners. I even re- swapped some clothes that I had gotten at previous clothing swaps.

This time around I wasn't able to stay for the 'show everyone what you got' part of the party, which is always fun to see who is going home with your things, and what came from who. But a certain little one was ready for a nap... and pushing that limit was not going to end well. :)