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This was one of those weeks where we were busy from morning to night...almost every single day. Some was fun stuff, like going out to dinner and shopping for new books, TKD, happy hours, and summer programs. Other was necessary...like an annual dr visit, dentist (TWO days), and a COVID test. Yep, lots of medical stuff that wasn't nearly as fun.

But, first, we kicked off the week with a wonderful visit with our friends in south-central Minnesota. We ate great food, went shopping, managed to get out of a Christmas-themed Escape Room, went swimming, ate birthday cake, and just generally spent time with our pals. 

Birthday Sloth!


Opening gifts before we left to head out of town...



G picked out a little "Car-ne Asada" Hot Wheel as his gift for Ava...it's a taco car!


It's a birthday cake that says "Lemon"...but it's marble with chocolate fudge filling. Not a lemon in sight! Also, Ava chose the design, so it is her mastermind at work...



Loving my little G!


Gorgeous walk in the country with our friends


Scott left this as a little surprise in G's sleeping bag - terrifying!


Meet Daisy...she's a gigantic version of Darla...so smart, and so pretty!


As for the medical stuff, Ava came down with a nasty cold this week (probably because she was with a ton of kids two weeks ago, and her immune system isn't used to that), so to be safe, I had her tested for COVID. She was negative, thank goodness...she's also fully vaxxed, so I didn't really think she had it, but for peace of mind, we needed confirmation. Both kids have great teeth, and have been doing a wonderful job on flossing and brushing. G had sealants applied to his 6-year molars, and that was quite the adventure. I actually had to leave the area where they were performing the sealant application, and had to go wait in the lobby. He's very...dramatic!

I had a chance to catch up with a dear college friend of mine on Wednesday night, and can't wait to see her again in a few weeks. I also had a happy hour with co-workers on Thursday...it was so strange to see everyone in person! We went from 2D discussions to 3D...crazy!

After TKD and a family dinner out on Thursday night, Ava and I hit up Barnes & Noble and she spent a ton of her birthday money...she loves books so much!


I also picked up a book for G - he's already done with it!



After this super busy crazy week, we are taking it somewhat easy this weekend. Friday night was spent at home (thank goodness) and we're visiting Grandma Deb and Grandpa Whitey at their new Minnesota home on Saturday afternoon/evening. Really looking forward to seeing them after their move back from Florida!

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