Zombie Run

The HES PTA sponsored the first annual, wildly successful (420+ runners) 5k, 1K, and family fun run on October 1. My feeties, TCR47's kneesies, and C12's general preferences precluded us from running. TCR47 volunteered as a course marshall, I volunteered our house/yard for the volunteer party, and C12 enjoyed a book, instead.

But, Q10 decided to run the 5K. She later told me she walked most of it, but who cares. Here she is representing our family:

Rehobeth Beach

I took my birthday weekend with K46 in Rehobeth, Delaware. LOVED that beach! The water was warm in late September, the parking was free, and the beaches were NOT crowded.

And LOOK at that kite!! COW.

We got to walk on the beach quite a bit. These birds were cute!



Running away from the surf:

Camping Birthday Weekend

We decided to go cabin camping over labor day weekend. By the time that weekend rolled around TCR47 & I were NOT looking forward to it. But we ended up going and had a fun time.

Since it was C's birthday weekend, we let her bring a friend (and Q10 had a friend going; we went with 3 other families, one of those families included Q's good friend P10).

M12 brought a BOATLOAD of junkfood, shared by all of the kids, opened and dug into during the short 45  minute car ride there. C11/12 brought her computer and they spent much of the trip with one other child at the free wi-fi spot watching Dr. Who. Whatever. They were OUTSIDE watching Dr. Who.

I don't know what they were eating here, but it was JUNK.

We brought a Fuji Apple cake with cream cheese frosting for C12's birthday.

We went to a water park, C12 & M12 did kayaks with TCR, Q spent a boatload of time on a hammock. Fires, food, friends, fun.

First Day of 7th Grade!

C11, first day of 7th grade! Lucy went with her ...

First day of 5th Grade

Q10, 5th grade!!!

Just a few moments in July

After 4th of July in Gloucester we did just a few summery things.

C11 and E45 in Gloucester

Seems like the girls were gone a LOT in July.  K12 came for a visit, Q10 spend a week with Meme & Pep and K12, then we got K12 for the next week and the three girls went to the STEM camp together this year. FUN.

We went to the pool of course:

And Q10 and her friend K10 biked with me to Dunkin' Donuts:

And I think Q10 came to work with me one day, either in July or August. She was well received, did some work for me, did some coding or minecraft, ate some candy, and probably watched a lot of videos:

Then the girls spent a week with Ninoo & Papa & A12 at Niagra Falls. I have no pictures!

Vaction: Ice cream

We went to Cape Cod, and TCR and I took a side jaunt to Nantucket. Fun, beautiful, relaxing.  Bike rides, beaches, flowers, fun. Etc. Etc.

On the boat to N'tckt. I was just too lazy to type all that out, in town, flowers, and the beach

But usually my vacation goal is this: Ice cream every day. So, we selfie'd it up when we had ice cream. Some of you might have seen these on facebook. I take my ice cream very seriously.