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Dear Gus & Magnus,

We're so grateful Nene could stay with you two tonight so Mom and I could join Aaron & Anna and Jacob & Cory for a night away from our children -- no offense. We started at the Musuem of Fine Arts, then had dinner at Allsopp & Chapple.

Dad.

would prob be able to lift anyone up to like get to the bowl of gummy worms but doesnt look like it

does this make sense or 😺 i bave no idea what is going on in my head

Dear Gus & Magnus,

Gus popped another fever, and he's still got a cough that he's been fighting forever, so Mom kept him home scheduled an appointment with Dr. Strong. Turns out he's got strep throat, despite him saying, "I feel great!"

Dad.

Dear Gus & Magnus,

Impromptu street party after work. In addition to Magnus and Martin, the baby group tonight also included Gracie and Eli (both pictured), as well as Alex and Ginny. This street is really going to be rocking in a few years.

Dad.

Dear Gus & Magnus,

Since we floated yesterday on our hiking day, we decided to hike this morning. After packing up and checking out of our cabins, we all took the Indian Rockhouse Trail to the cave, just like last year. We explored, Gus cared a fair amount about leading the pack, Magnus did a good job, but spent most of the hike back on my shoulders. Good exercise.

We stopped for lunch and ice cream at Daisy Queen in Marshall, we unpacked our stuff at home, then went to Yiayia's house to get Suki and have dinner.

Great weekend.

Dad.

Dear Gus & Magnus,

We had originally planned to hike today because Mom loves you two so much that she worried about you having an accident on the water. (A friend of mine had a son about Gus's age who drowned a few years ago not far from here and we both think about that a lot.) But then the group convinced her we'd be safe. We were, and Mom loved being on the water with you two. We all loved it.

Mom made everyone shredded beef tacos, then we went to the pavilion to listen to Cindy Woolf and The Creek Rocks. We played bocce ball, we made smores, and you two ran around with the pack of feral children. There is no cell reception, so our large group of people (75?) were all tuned in to each other and the the music and our kids and I loved every second of it. I was remind of -- and nostalgic for -- my own childhood. I especially loved leaning against a tree and watching Gus's crew chasing each other, gamifying everything, and chasing after the older girls who pretended to be too cool for it, but they were loving it too.

Dad.

Dear Gus & Magnus,

Mom went to the gym while you two and I went to Magnus's soccer practice. Gus and I practiced catching pop-flies while not watching Magnus play. But when we were watching Magnus, we spent a lot of time laughing at how he absolutely could not stop giving a real-time play-by-play as if he was watching too, rather than being an active participant of the game.

Dad.

Dear Gus & Magnus,

We got an impromptu invitation from Jacob to join him and the Grummer kids for dinner at Hill Station. The Calhouns were already at our house, so they decided to join. Meanwhile, Jacob ran into the Strongs as they were putting their name down for a table, so our table kind of exploded, but we made it work because every time we come here, the kids mostly just run around and don't take up any table space. We sang "Happy Birthday" to Isaac and the bulk of the patio tables applauded for him.

Dad.