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Peanut Maximus took a strong liking to his cousin closest in age (even though cousin that is seven years older) when she was here visiting last weekend. He stuck to her like glue! She was so patient and kind, playing with him whenever he asked, and he was highly entertained.…

We celebrated The Banana’s graduation last Saturday with a backyard party. Grandma Kathy came, along with Auntie Dot, Uncle Don and cousins. Neighbors popped in, along with a few teachers and scores of teenagers from swimming, orchestra, choir, and school. It was overall a success! I was so happy the…

Dr. Peds and Mr. TOF were off to a far away baseball tournament, so it was just The Banana and a very excited Peanut Maximus who drove down to the rocky beach. Of course we threw rocks and sticks into the water, and scrambled on the boulders. Peanut Maximus was…

He found a pair of scissors in the office and took it upon himself to cut some paper. He was incredibly focused on the task, and it kept him busy for a full half hour, which is astonishing. Every once in a while I would look over at him from…

Grandma was ready for the graduation ceremony, but we had a little chunk of time before the babysitter arrived and we needed to leave, so Peanut Maximus brought her some books to read to him.

When Grandma Robbie was here for The Banana’s graduation, she fixed a stack of clothes for me. She even brought her own sewing machine, and Peanut Maximus was transfixed.

It has been a graduation party extravaganza for this girl, zipping off to one gathering or another for her classmates. In our community grad parties are spread out over the first few weekends of June (and maybe the last weekend of May). One Saturday she went to eleven different parties,…

The plum tree was full to the brim with blossoms this year, and it was beautiful!

By the time the delayed graduation ceremony actually ended and The Banana picked up her real diploma (they are handed just a blank folder on the stage) and packed up her violin, it was pretty dark out! It took us a few minutes to reunite outside the entrance of the…

We somehow lucked out and got the most amazing seats for the graduation ceremony, even though we didn’t arrive particularly early compared to lots of other families. We spotted a swath of seats near the bottom of the seating in a section not too far from the front, and in…