Daniel on the "rough materials" playground at school

Building a "wooden surfboard" with his crew, including his "bestie" Colin.
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First Day of School! (Tamar & Daniel)

First day of pre-K4.
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First Day of School! (Benji)

Benji started FOURTH GRADE last Monday! 

Tamar and Daniel had a short week and started Pre-K4 on Thursday (photos to come in the next post)
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Cuddle Buddies

Before camp one morning, Tamar claimed to be tired AND cold, so I tucked her under my "blankie" on the couch for a few minutes.  Daniel immediately claimed that he was also tired and cold, so I tucked him in next to her.
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I heard them talking quietly and when I turned around, I realized that they were making their stuffed toys have a conversation.  I love that they're such good friends.
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Benji's ukulele lesson (with videos)

At this lesson, he and Chris spent a lot of time working on the song "The lion sleeps tonight."  Chris asked me to sit in on the lessons because that makes things go more smoothly.  Benji always sings when he's playing the ukulele (and Chris joins in).  They don't mind if I sing along, or sing back up, or add some percussion, and we had a fine jam session last Wednesday!

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If you click on the links below, you will see videos of the songs they were playing:
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Barbara Ann (plucking the notes)
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Barbara Ann (strumming)
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Rock Around the Clock

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--Victoria

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Harry Potter Puzzle!

I ordered a Harry Potter puzzle online.  I wanted to get the whole family involved, so I ordered a one-hundred piece puzzle.  OR SO I THOUGHT...  I must have mis-read the description because it turned out to be a one-THOUSAND piece puzzle.

Most of the work was by Victoria and Aaron but Benji also made significant contributions (as did a babysitter who was at our house twice during the puzzle process).

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Air & Space Museum

From some of our adventures earlier in the summer...
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