We have a debater in our midst! Z is on the debate team at Lincoln high school, which seems appropriate since he's constantly debating with Nathan and me. At his second tournament, which was a week ago, he went 4-1 that day and was awarded (according to a point system), the semi-finalist trophy. Not bad!! (And he now has a suit so he can impress the judges with his brains AND his looks.)
Z went to a party with friends for Halloween, and did not dress up. This is the first year that he has not dressed up at all!
Eden went trick-or-treating with Lydia again and this year she was a huntress of Artemis, Percy Jackson style. Much candy was collected.
Z and Eden both had band concerts last week, and Eden had an orchestra concert as well. Eden is still at the beginning stages, but it's amazing how far they come between 5th grade and 9th grade!
This summer Nathan and I had the wonderful pleasure of going back to St. John. It was busier than we're used to, given the boost in travel during the summer pandemic lull, and we ran into a couple of problems we've never had before -- Brown Bay had sargassum in it, which made me very, very sad, and our car got towed and we had to bribe someone to get it back, which was a major bummer, and we were stuck in the St. Thomas airport for about 11 extra hours when our flight home was delayed -- but in many respects, it was still our lovely little island paradise.
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| Waiting for the ferry. |
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| There's a new pizza place in Coral Bay which was yummy! |
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| Our new beach this year was Oppenheimer Beach. Absolutely gorgeous. |
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| Old plantation ruins. |
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| New hiking trail with beautiful little inlets. |
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| And gorgeous views. |
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| Supper at the Lime Inn is always a favorite. We got lobster (of course!). |
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| Tiny lizard in our bathroom. |
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| Stuck in the airport! |
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| We tried to stay cheerful. We've never had a smooth leaving of St. John. |
We got a new puppy! She's a Boston, super cute, and very bouncy. Phin does not know quite what to make of her. Her name is Luna.
Summer has gone by in a flash!! We did so many things, and I haven't kept up with the blog at all. So I am going to try to catch up!
We went to the Black Hills for a week at the very beginning of June. We won a silent auction item which included different places to stay and different things to do. It was a different kind of Black Hills vacation than we usually do, but still lots of fun!
Downtown Deadwood and the chainsaw sculptures:
