Abby turned 8.

Lily spent a couple of days trying out underwear,
Elsie got to play with her friend Julia,
Timmy likes his 1st grade class even though it's much more structured than kindergarten,
Abby had a beautiful American Girl birthday party and had baptismal interviews at the same time,
Kate ended up in a different class from her two best friends,
Gina worked hard to make that American Girl party happen, and
I got to read through an amazing dissertation by Louis de Broglie.