Hope

A new administration was ushered in yesterday with a solemn, meaningful and inspiring inauguration of Barack Obama. We skipped our weekly library storytime so that we could watch. I also decided to clean the living room while we were watching. So 2 2 year olds + cleaning = I probably missed a lot. But the girls had their own take...

While the motorcade was driving to the Capitol. I pointed out that Barack Obama was in the car.
Harper: Barack Obama come our house?

No, he's not headed up the driveway in a few minutes.

While diginitaries were filing in.

Harper: That Barack Obama? That Barack Obama? (repeat)

No, Tipper Gore is not Barack Obama.

As the Supreme Court filed out

Lucy: They all done with school?

Yes, they do look like they are matriculating. And no, I don't know why Scalia insists on wearing that ridiculous vaticanesque hat. BTW, we don't discuss graduation that much. I think they learned about this from the "dancing" themed Elmo's World where they talk about graduating and then dancing at prom.