Author: Mike
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Happy Birthday Mom plus Visitors!
Eleanor and Henry were thrilled to have some visitors this week, with Aunt and Uncle B dropping by for a couple of days, and then Lala coming into town! We had two days at the beach this week, with Eleanor trying out her new wetsuit on the second day. Both kiddos were into the boogy…
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Happy Father’s Day
Eleanor and Henry were particularly into cooking this week, with Eleanor making afternoon “picnic” snacks at home several days this week, and then both Eleanor and Henry making dinner one night. They came up with a whole menu of options, and did all the cooking and serving. Mom had a salad, and Dad had a…
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Summer Vacation
Wahoo! School is done and summer vacation has finally arrived! Eleanor and Henry are super excited to be done with Zoom calls and homework, and we celebrated with some fun treats. Eleanor requested a doughnut and Mexican food, while Henry wanted Cold Stone Creamery ice cream and farm animal mac and cheese. We also had…
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Stray Cats and the Beach
We had two different feline visitors this week, in addition to another visit from our canine friend Squatch. We also made a trip to the beach for some swimming and body boarding. We are now allowed to put out chairs and blankets on the beach, so it was nice to relax for a bit out…
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More Quarantine
Eleanor and Henry appreciated the extra time off for Memorial Day and the two four day school weeks that it created. We are definitely looking forward to the end of the school year – only 7 more school days to go! Our big activity this week was adding another hammock to our backyard – in…
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Dinner Party!
Another week of quarantine, but we had one exciting event with our friend Ally and her pup Squatch coming over for a social distance dinner party. We ate outside and kept our distance, but it was good to have some interaction with a non family member!