Photos of Camille, Daniel (and family and friends)

We had a wonderful overnight trip to Blake Island.  There were many kids for our kids to play with.  The weather turned nice on Saturday afternoon and we lucked out on a spot on the dock – how cool is that?

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So, my son has re-energized himself into Pokémon cards, mainly because his friends showed him how to love and appreciate them.  After school was out, all of two days, we held a Pokémon party with three friends.

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My mom (Nonna to the kids) and her husband Dave came to visit this past week – leaving this morning, just as the weather improved – figures!  Here are a few snaps from the visit.

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We usually have a Father’s Day picnic.  This year, the weather sucked!  It was a steady light rain and the outdoor plans were squashed.  So, Molly suggested a picnic on the Bremerton ferry with a short outing in Bremerton.  It was a lovely idea.  After being feted at breakfast, we trudged downtown.

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Camille, my favorite Junior Aerialista, performed yet again in front a very appreciative audience.  Partly because of my pressure, Lara Paxton Raspberry, her teacher, agreed to put together an event to showcase her students – 5 kids and 3 adults.  She tied it together with a fundraiser for the Aerialistas big break – a professional [...]

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My heart swells in pride as my amazing daughter performs at her school’s art festival. There was a snag in the audio (a pause and a restart), so I overdubbed the video with the intended audio track.  There is a bit of an echo between the overdubbed music and the video’s audio – sorry, I [...]

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We just got back from a trip to see our friends Dave and Melissa in Walla Walla.  Molly has known Melissa for about 20 years – they met in Santa Barbara and roomed together in Portland where I met the two in 1993.  Subsequently, Melissa moved to Seattle and we moved there a few years [...]

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Wow!  I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a rainy Memorial Day weekend.  We went south to rendezvous with our friends in Gig Harbor.  We spent the first night at Point Defiance, touring the zoo the next day.  Then we swapped kids, Simon spending the night with us and Camille with Hazel.  On Monday, we [...]

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As many of you know, I’ve been slowly (emphasis on slowly) repainting the house.  On repainting above the porch, I discovered an answer to a long standing problem.  I had wondered (for years) why it wound rain inside the porch, as well as outside.  The answer became apparent to me as I looked upon the [...]

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