August 2019

August 2019 activities included:
* A trip down to Virginia: We went to Cirque du Soleil with Mom and UI, had lunch at Lebanese Taverna with Dad and Tita Marlyn, had dinner with my friend Arlene and her family, and even went out for a date night in DC!
* Donating blood for me, the kids enjoyed this because they got snacks!
* Archery for Veronica at Kids' Corner.
* A weekend with our old friends the Buddes and the Kings, including pool time, a lobster bake, and fire pit S'mores.

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Kidstock Musical Theater Camp, Aug2019

Last August the kids spent two weeks at our local kids musical theater camp. Each week had a different theme: the first week was the Beatles music, and the second was the Madagascar movie musical. The kids enjoyed learning the songs and the choreography, with each class performing a show on Friday. I took entirely too many photos, so I recommend clicking on the videos I took (you can recognize them by a play symbol with the time length of the video in the upper right hand corner). There are photos of the programs prior to each set of Friday performances so that you can tell where the Beatles week ends and the Madagascar week begins. Enjoy!

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Wavus Camp, 23July-04Aug 2019

Last summer marked the first time Veronica went to sleepaway camp. Luckily, she went with one of her good friends from school so she was not completely by herself. Veronica and Caroline took a 10-day Junior session at Wavus Camp for Girls. At drop-off we got her unpacked and situated in her cabin and bunk, met her cabin mates (including Caroline), had lunch with the staff and other girls and their families, then checked out the camp facilities. Veronica and Caroline were already getting geared up for their first rock climb when we left with Max. I'm proud to say no tears were shed at our departure. The same cannot be said for what happened in the car on the way home...

Veronica had a great time at camp! She swam in Lake Damariscotta at least twice a day, went on an overnight camping trip to an island off of the coast of Maine, did woodworking, archery, canoeing, rock climbing, kayaking, diaper diving, and lots of other Maine-y and woods-y activities. One of her favorite activities was stand-up paddle boarding (=SUP). We decided to spend a couple of days at camp for Parents Weekend so the family also got to do some of the lovely activities on the lake, including a welcome lobster bake! Veronica enjoyed her time at camp so much that she is returning this summer for another Junior Wavus session.

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July 2019

July 2019 activities included:
* A visit from Lilong, with lots of good food, particularly a lobster roll for Lilong!
* Baseball for Max
* Volunteering at the Lowell Folk Festival: This meant working at the Filipino food stand for our Filipino school (Iskwelahang Pilipino). Every year our stall is the most popular food stall, with a line that winds down the street and around the corner, and some patrons literally showing up with tupperware so they can take home tons of pancit, chicken and pork BBQ, and turon! Adrian, Max, and Patricia (Veronica was at camp) donned aprons and gloves and covered their hair. It was hot work, but so much fun!

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Portland ME Weekend, 11-14July 2019

Last July we took a long weekend trip to Portland, Maine with our friends, the Buddes. Portland is recently known for amazing seafood restaurants and local breweries so we decided to check it out. Adrian reserved an airBnB that was perfectly located in terms of being walking distance to everything. Highlights include:
* Lots of awesome food
* The Portland Obeservatory Museum
* Local breweries
* Lobsters and oysters!
The weekend culminated in a fun game with the Portland Seadogs and a run around the park!

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