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 Sometimes junk mail works and when your son sees the DMNS has The Art of the Brick visiting, you renew your membership and reserve a day and tickets to go. We had a blast and discovered that we can wear masks for six hours minus taking them off to eat lunch.  Nice to know.  We highly recommended going and seeing the amazing art that can be created with toys. It was inspiring and so good to be back in a place I have been taking my children since they were babies.  P.S. Pictured is my favorite - the pop up book that had a great poem with it about the girl in the boat sailing around the moat. These girls together watching their brothers makes my heart happy. It was also a joy to have M over for a play date with my M too. I just love the parents on D’s baseball team. They are smart and kind and friendly and talented. I’m grateful I get to hang out with them sometimes just because my son is a wonderful kid.  Natalie informed me I’m only allowed to take pictures of h...

Danny is playing in baseball games again!  One of my happiest memories from this summer so far is watching him play as the sun set at the Sandstone Ranch ball fields with my mom and Michelle.  Turns out the coach's son has a twin sister and she and Michelle have become fast friends cheering on their siblings. We got to see what a virtual version of Girl Scout Day Camp was like in June.  I was amazing at how well they were able to make it work from home.  I can't imagine how many hours it took to prepare!  The highlight of our at home experience was dissecting an owl pellet and all the crafts Michelle got to make. Michelle ended her hip hop year with a red carpet recital by performing in the studio  with part of her class (3 other girls) and their moms, and being invited to join the dance studio's new competitive junior hip hop team.  She is excited to triple down on the hip hop classes next school year! When "Mom camp" is run by an artist for the ...