Kids
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Back to School Wardrobe: 4th Grade Girl
My 4th grader switched from Remote learning to In-School learning (more on why we decided to do that here). We celebrated by going back-to-school shopping! It’s amazing how much a new dress can…
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Why We Decided to Return to At-School Learning
Jer is a teacher in public school and one of our children is in special education, so we’re all for the socialization and valuable services that school provides. Unfortunately, it’s also a “cesspool…
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Halloween In A Pandemic
In lieu of trick-or-treating, we decided to throw a small Halloween party at home for the little cousins during the day. There would be plenty of treats and fun games / activities to…
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Summer with the Dunns
Our best friends built their home years ago which seemed designed for togetherness and family closeness. It’s a duplex with a shared entrance leading to their home on the left and Rob’s parent’s…
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Lily’s 9th Birthday
For her birthday, L visited her friends Maddie and Sariah the day prior for one on one in-person play dates. Most of it was outside in the garden with Maddie’s rabbits and amongst…
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All: Pokemon Birthday at Home
On a family walk, my little boy started singing (with great energy and perfect pitch, complete with fist by his face), “I want to be the very best, like no one ever was…”…
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July 4th in a Pandemic
Hike We love Independence Day around here! No big crowds and giant celebrations this year with the pandemic, but we decided to try being outdoors where we don’t need to wear masks and…
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Grotto Falls Trail
Early morning on a weekend in June was great with kids since we had the place to ourselves! There were too many people during COVID-19 on an afternoon when the cool waterfall would…
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Devil’s Punchbowl Hike
Jer and I have fond memories of hiking Devil’s Punchbowl as kids in California. I remember going on an elementary school field trip and feeling like it was an extraordinary place because ladybugs…
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Potty Training Spider-Man
It was the middle of quarantine, no more diapers at home or in stores… Perfect time to rip the potty training band-aid? Or perfect storm for potty training failure… Our last potty party…
