Return

I'm not sure how long it will last, but today definitely felt like a small return to normalcy for us.  It started with 10-year old basketball assessments.  Afterwards, we rushed over to Ev's lacrosse game.  Finally, it ended with some escape room fun and dinner outside with a friend of Amelia's.   To top it off, tomorrow has two more lacrosse games in store for us....and if I know my kids, there will likely be a stop at an ice cream shop.  On a related note, I admit it was great to be out and about today....but, a little part of me was missing the solitude of being at home. 

Round Trip

After two years, we finally went on a trip and stayed in a hotel!  I'll admit, we felt a little like we were leaving the nuclear fallout shelter about 3 months after everyone else.  Mostly everyone we saw, including the family members we visited, have progressed far better than us in a post-COVID (continual-COVID?) world.  That said, we went, we saw, we did, and we made it back home in one piece. 

Ev and Amelia became slingshot sharpshooters with the help of their great uncle, Berman...

We visited the World of Coca Cola and tricked each other into tasting as many of the disgusting samples from around the world as possible .... yeah, I'm talking about you, Beverly (Italian soda)

And we got to check out all the animals the aquarium had to offer.  Although, from the looks of this penguin, maybe they got a chance to check out the humans in masks coming to see the animals breathing free...

...All in all it was a great trip...you know, if you don't count the fact that everything about a hotel is a little dirtier, scratchier, and noisier than I remember.  

Scrapbook

Once Ev is a rich and famous athlete (his words, not mine) we'll be able to look back on this photo to commemorate his first ever lacrosse game.  Because, you know, there are sooo many rich and famous lacrosse players....

Geared Up

 Turns out all that lacrosse gear wasn't just for playing video games.... 

First game is Sunday...