Robbi has been busily working on Volume 32, a beast of a book that should be really fun once it’s finally complete. Yesterday’s challenge was a complex diagram that required prolonged focus and no children in the house.

So the kids and I set out to run errands and eventually wound up in Baltimore, where we visited with Christian, Emily, and Iris. Being a big city, cosmopolitan sort of gal, Iris had not one, but two pairs of sunglasses. Being a generous sort of person, she shared one of them with Alden.

Nothing short of full-bore glamour ensued.

Luckily, I had my camera.

A few minutes later, the actual paparazzi arrived and elbowed me out of the way. For more photos, check the cover of next weeks’ US Weekly.