Nana and Pawpa have arrived!

Lunch at Laughing Planet... (Francesca at a bday party for Sigga!)

Who amongst us would dare ...

... to underestimate the importance of goggles. Hats off to thee, oh googley goodness of goggles.

Delightful goofiness... Selfie Rabbit Ears!!!

Blaize and the B-day boy, Jyodi'smana

Does this or does this not ...

... look like a face that says, "I do solemnly swear that I am up to no good."?

Swim time at Jyoti'smana's bday party

That's pronounced "Jody's-mahn" in case you were wondering. Also, in the third picture you can see Blaize's bald spot where he yanked his own hair out by the roots to get the sap out. Let The Record Show, that aunt Charity and later mommy begged him to let them put peanut butter in the hair to try to remove sap another way...

2 little funny things

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Francesca ran to the top of the stairs with great relish she relayed that she thought that French Fry was gone but he wasn't gone, he was just blending in with the litter (tan colored pine shavings)... She said gleefully, "It was a farts alarm!" 

She knows it's "false alarm" ... it was just a misspeak, like even us adults do. However, we had a good little laugh about that, and it became, as they say, an instant meme. 

And you may use it as well. It follows of course, the "Toot Warning!" that one may need to issue before, yes well, issuing forth.... 

#2 is kind of developing as we speak, but in a nutshell, someone in Blaize's half day sports camp today taught him the phrase, "butts, cuts, coconuts," and that somehow caught both his and Francesca's imagination. To the degree that they could not stop chanting it until I prohibited it in my hearing. Now, Francesca is literally working on a song, inspired by the chat, with dance moves. Pics/video TBA ... if I can stand it. :P 

The other church we went to today was The Church of Pokémon ...

... Where mommy caught a LEGENDARY POKÉMON!!! Ahem. Happy Sunday all! xo

This Sunday we went to the church of pancakes

The ORIGINAL Original Pancake House. It was THE BEST. Scott hadn't been in 20 years. I had not been ever. Kids hadn't been either. A veritable piece of Old Portland History ... And the best part: we only waited a very reasonable 12-15 minutes to be seated. Aaaand, I feel I probably aged a year just writing that ... Dad gum it...

The Log Inn in Idaho, close the Canadian border

> Definitely the most picturesque spot in the place. We won't dwell on the mildewed carpet smell, which really was the only main drawback. And the hot tub was scalding. Literally too hot to soak in. Unlike any other motel/hotel hot tub in the history of the world. But folks were friendly, beds were soft, rooms clean, they had coffee (powdered creamer) and we loved this water feature!
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Along the waterfall trail ...

Brother and Sister over bridge, one of many ...

Francesca kickin' it after martial arts class...

Blaize Francesca and Addy on a recent play date at Kainoah's and Addy's house

Uncle Blaize And French Fry Jr. Spend Some Quality Time Together

He's a scamperer ... but she knows his tricks.

A Girl and her French Fry