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| Matteo likes his toes to match mine |
Summer is here and unlike in years past when we saw glimpses, but didn't really see high temps till July, this year is packing a heat wallop. It's seriously throwing me - since when do I need to go to LA to cool off?!
June in the Lowe house means two things:
E3
End of the school year
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| Last day with Ms Neimeyer. |
This year E3 felt a little anti-climactic. As usual I went down to prep the broadcast, but as Lily's last day coincided with the briefing, I came back up and watched from home. As proud as I am of seeing our titles, I have to say it isn't even close to the same experience. Whereas I am usually in a box, watching the show and the audience reaction, followed by a celebratory lunch with my team, this year I watched from the basement while trying to distract Matteo with Legos. At one point he asked me to leave, to which I replied "just a few more minutes, this is mama's work" which made him look up at the TV, point to Lara Croft and ask "is that YOU?! Be careful!!"
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| Disney odyssey begins |
The end of the school year was a tough one. I both can't believe Lily is 1/2 way done with elementary school and I am in denial that we will no longer have the wonderful Ms Neimeyer. She has single-handedly restored my faith in the public school system and made such a huge impact on Lily's academic growth. Admittedly, I got a bit teary when we said our goodbyes. Lily? Not so much as the next day we headed out to the Lynch's.
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| Pierced ears! She was a champ |
How lucky am I to not only have a friend of nearly 20 years, but one who also has a daughter Lily's age that invited us down for a summer respite? We had a great time - we hit Disneyland for a very full day complete with fireworks, followed by more fun days with the beach, dinner with Tim and even getting Lily's ears pierced at the same place Shari got her ears done when she was a kid. Wrap that up with an upgraded trip home followed by two weeks of circus camp and you have a really great start to the summer.
Side note: for kicks this month I started to keep a log of what we make vs what the kids actually eat.
Night 1
What Chris made: pork chops, crispy sautéed kale, farro
What they ate: hard boiled eggs (Lily) and PB&J (Matteo)
Night2
Log ended. Parenting shame too great to continue.
And the quotes...
Matteo: I don't have enough legos, right mommy?
Me: You have plenty
Matteo: NOOOOO - daddy says there are NEVER enough
*sigh*
Matteo: Can I have some of your water?
(Pours too fast, goes up his nose)
Matteo: I've had enough of drinking your water
Matteo: Look! Lily made this for me!
Me: Did you say thank you? You should say thank you, sweetie
Matteo to Lily: Thank you, sweetie!
Chris: What are you chewing?
Lily: Hubba Bubba
Chris: Whose-a-whata?
Lily: Hubba Bubba
Chris: Hooba hooba?
Lily: Hubba Bubba!
Chris: Boota woota?
Lily: Wow, daddy, just wow.
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| Summer = lots of baths. And bathtub rings. |
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