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Tractor
He’s been having fun filling up the bucket of his tractor with leaves and then hauling them around, or just dragging the tractor around the yard by the bucket. The tractor has even made its way to violin/viola lessons on Wednesday so he can play with the violin teacher’s leaves…
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Up High
Peanut Maximus has a preferred mode of transportation, and it is up by his big brother’s head. Mr. TOF is extremely accommodating. They go everywhere. Around the house. Out in the yard. Down the sidewalk in the neighborhood. Peanut Maximus loves the perspective up there. It gets a little higher…
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Bright Spot in the Dark
Last night Dr. Peds, Mr. TOF and I went to a concert that combined choirs and orchestras from multiple schools and a college across the city. They were performing Vivaldi’s Gloria, and The Banana was in the orchestra. As we drove onto the college campus where the concert was taking…
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Magnatiles in the Evening
For some reason, right after he eats seems to be his favorite time for focused, intent playing. Sometimes it is cars, sometimes it is blocks, and on this particular night, it was magnatiles. I love the way light comes in through the dining room window at this time of year…
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Swim Meet
On Saturday Mr. TOF and I saw The Banana swim for the last time in a high school meet in our city (that we will be able to attend). It is hard to believe that! It’s also crazy to think that when The Banana started on the high school swim…
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Getting the Ice
The Banana loves ice in her water, and Peanut Maximus is always ready to help her retrieve it from the freezer.
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2024 Sunday Night at the Beach: Edition 15
Pretty much all of September felt like summer, so when Sunday night came rolling around, some of us still headed to the beach! On this particular day Peanut Maximus and I dropped off Mr. TOF for trombone ensemble rehearsal followed by choir rehearsal, and then went for a long stroller…
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Five Minutes with Peanut Maximus
This busy, busy boy has had a language explosion since his birthday, and it is so fun to get a new window to see how that little brain is spinning! It is especially fun to start to see glimpses of the way events are correlated inside his head, and what…
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Brother Tall and Brother Small