It's a wonderful life!

(I had to steal The Walshes' blog title for this post, because it was a week of so MUCH wonderful life!) There's Emma between Evelyn & Amelia on our couch. She & her folks, Mark & Denise, were once Hamiltonians, but his job moved them to a Chicago suburb. They were in town & even partook of a Hamiltopia--how good it was to have their in-person company!

On Saturday, my cousin Josh & his wife Laura arrived from NYC. They are modern dancers (click here to see their website) and were to perform in Baltimore's "Transmodern Festival." I got them at the bus station, and met Jon, Courtney & the kids at our house to hang out. Leave it to Coo-coo and No-No to wow the crowd--they brought baby chicks! (What a relief that the chicks survived those hours in our back yard!)

Enjoy the short clips of Amelia & Laura each braving her own slide!

Sunday was Josh & Laura's performance. Their unique concept is to imitate, intermingle, and subtly impose upon the natural movement of pedestrians in public places. (Click here to see a current work in progress!) At the festival they moved with the existing life (people!) of an actual busy intersection. They do not do anything theatrical, nor do they "dance," but instead they celebrate everyday life by turning its movements into an unpredictable performance. Courtney, Anna, Aidan, & I even jumped in! (I'll have to get the video of that from Jon.) They'll be back in October for a project through the Visionary Arts Museum where they hope to move masses of people on Baltimore's Federal Hill. Come perform!

After the festival I took Anna for her belated birthday gift--a hang-out with Aunt Tina. (Isn't that what YOU want for your birthday?!?) We went to a local mall to pet puppies, ride a carousel, and dine at her favorite restaurant, "Noodles," where Esther joined us. Then we had play time with the cousins at our place and an impromptu dessert at Grandma & Opah's. I'm not sure who had the most fun!