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Carolyn and I retrived Melanie and Ella this morning from EFY. Melanie is on the left. Her new friend Stephanie is on the right. |
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Don't worry. We didn't leave Ella there. |
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The four of us enjoyed breakfast at Kneaders. |
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After that, some of us went to the pool. Ben, with his new swimming powers, thinks he's king of the world. |
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Nate loves the water. |
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Julia is still dangerous. |
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We had quiet time this afternoon. Some were creative. This is Melanie's masterpiece. |
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Dave played the guitar for a long time. It was wonderful. |
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I missed Melanie's look during a pivotal moment in Portal. But this came next. |
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The Perler beads came out while Ben was asleep. |
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Nate is making something special for me. We ran out of time, so we'll finish it later. |
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A pleasant surprise was when the puzzles seemed to appear on the table by themselves. Julia on the right of me... |
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Nate on the left... |
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Arr! |
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A little horsing around always happens when cousins play. |
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The kids discovered a little-used box of brain teasers. I need to put them in a more prominent spot, because this was fun. |
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Later in the evening, with me tending, we had treats on the balcony. |
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Then, my peeps and I watched a little Star Trek. |
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The evening turned into nighttime. Planes were late. We were up late. That didn't stop us from making bagel dough for tomorrow's breakfast. |
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The sourdough bread came from Kneaders earlier in the day. |
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The soup was courtesy of Campbell's. |
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I was impressed that most of the kids waited up to eat dinner with more cousins! |