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| Corinne knew I was coming. |
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| Papa and I spent a fun day with happy kids. |
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| A racecourse on the floor was loads of fun. |
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| Luke built an obstacle. |
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| Ben was determined to crash through it. |
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| Ben helped Ben. |
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| Success! |
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| Papa Ben is a kid magnet. |
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| After awhile, some of us went outside. |
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| It was chilly for Dallas. Most of us had jackets. |
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| Please don't ask about the bare feet. |
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| I'm not sure why this was hilarious, but it was. |
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| Both Bens had a great time. |
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| Any other day, this is zen, but today it was barely-controlled chaos. |
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| My goal was one-on-one time with each grandchild. Ella and I had a long conversation with her phone out of sight. After that, she spent the afternoon with friends. |
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| Ben tried to teach me the finer points of Pokemon. This game is far above my skill level. |
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| The puzzles came out and everyone engaged. |
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| Jane put all 8 puzzles together by herself. |
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| Ben loves puzzles as much as he loves playing with cousins. |
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| Luke took apart all the puzzles and put them together again. This happened multiple times. |
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| Luke told me a joke. "Why was Six afraid?" |
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| "Because Seven ate Nine." |
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| Kate enjoyed a peaceful day while drawing and reading. A birthday party later removed her from the scene altogether. |
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| I brought some maze pages just for fun. |
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| Papa Ben tried hard to beat Luke at memory tiles. He settled for a tie. |
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| Kids spent a lot of time tumbling down the stairs. Few children were injured in this activity. |
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| Late in the day, Ben and I took his scooter for a long walk. |
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| He had no trouble finding a puddle. |
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| In the meantime, Jane and Corinne painted their nails. |
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| Before Papa took them home, Jane and I played two games of tiles, tying both times. As a bonus activity, I taught her how to count to twenty by two's. She was thrilled. So was I! |
