Yes, they love the balloons, and the DC Superhero High and Barbie balloons do a fantastic job of framing the TV.  Very classy décor, I must say; it’s all the rage in Paris, I’m sure.  That said, the girls are having fun with them, and they distract them from asking me about when their next birthdays are, so there’s the silver lining.  ;P

My shirt says “If things get any worse, I’ll have to ask you to stop helping.”  Laurie, stop “helping.”  I get plenty of help from my girls.  Stacy’s wearing one of her purple plaid shirts, while Kia’s got on a sparkly-stripy shirt, and Arwyn’s got a hot pink shirt/miniskirt combo with a cat nose and whiskers under “meow,” written in glitter.