Yesterday, I took the girls to Kath's pool. Berit just had to try out the little mermaid goggles, fins, and swim gloves that Rowan gave her for her birthday. She LOVED them! You never know what's going to do it for the kids, but she sure loved this present. She must have thanked Rowan 6 times while we were at the pool.

Then I took them down to Denver where the Gyudmed Tibetan Monks were doing another Sand Mandala. There girls really enjoyed watching, and I tried to explain to them how the monks painted with sand. The young one motioned for the girls to come in close. He took his tools and off to the side so that they could see, he made a mouse, an elephant, and a butterfly. He took the girls' hands in turn (Berit first, otherwise Rowan never would have done it) and pressed them on the caricatures, giving them each sand tatoos. They thought that was pretty cool.