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Random post with some items that all sorta have a common theme...

 At the annual ILM Trivia Night charity event, the organizers decided to handicap Todd's winning team with blindfolds. Needless to say, they didn't win this year.

Now you see him...

...now you don't...well you do...but you get the idea.

Field trip to a guide dog training center.

Heading in to see the dogs.

Kids and puppies.

"Giggling and Dancing" video

Remember Maya and daddy dancing to Superman music? Here's...

Easter is Here

Easter!!!

 Preparations for Easter eggs are underway.

This time we could dye and paint.

Easter morning!

Back yard egg hunt.

 Bunny shadows.

Later in the day we visited friends in Fairfax  for a little Easter hike...with another egg hunt.

Easter eggs put to good use!

Get To Work

Rain or not, this lawn needs mowing!

 Maya asked if she could help cut the grass.

Nice work.

Roll up the extension cord.

Job well done.

Back at the Fort

While Mom was away, the kids had fun with Daddio.  These are pics Daddy took to send to Momma to show how things were going...

Shoulder ride...

...gone crazy!

Dexter's juice dilution technique.

Dinners with dad.

Driving to school with Dad.

More special fizzy drinks than usual when Daddy's home with kids.

Maya shows how many pages are left in the last Harry Potter book.  Momma was busily reading her copy in Mexico.

Cuties.

Rainy walk to the bus stop.

Momma Retreats

Momma decided to take a few days off to go to a Women's Wellness Retreat in Sayulita, Mexico.  It involved her favorite exercise, The Dailey Method, and a lot of fun bonding activities with a great group of women. Many thanks to Dad (aka Todd) for holding down the fort.

 The hotel.

 An unplanned reunion, Kearsley saw three of her friends from home at the event: Alicia, Kristen, and Heather.

Hike to an amazing empty beach.

An evening beach gathering that included some arts and crafts.

A wand/talisman sort of thing.  Definitely good luck.

Sunset with the ladies.

Another shot of the San Rafael crew.

More of us.

The whole clan.