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August 2026
August was full of activities and a big transition back to school. The kids started off the month with camps. Then had a break week before rolling into the school year. The weather has been very hot, and we’ve been hiding inside as much as possible. Cordelia did art and fencing camp. She also started…
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July 2026
July was a full summer month of fun. We celebrated 4th of July, the kids did a zoo camp, we went camping for two nights in our trailer. We celebrated Lydia’s 8th birthday with a family dinner back from camping. Then we went up to a cabin in the Sierras to do some hiking and…
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June 2026
June was full of excitement this year. We finished off the last week of school and then dove right into summer. Anthony had his first soccer tournament. Then we had all sorts of fun. Grandma and Grandpa Powers took Cordelia and Anthony on a cruise to Alaska. Mimi and Papa visited with Lydia and Natalie,…
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May 2026
June has arrived and the school year has come to a close. We had a fun month of May, finishing the school year strong and getting ready to transition into our summer activities. Cordelia’s band went to Knott’s Berry Farm for a competition and also had their end of the year concert. She has made…
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April 2026
April had lots of ups and downs this year. We started off the month with Spring break. Cordelia and Anthony went to Arizona to visit with Mimi and Papa. Lydia and Natalie did a science camp. After finishing the break week, we went back to our normal routine. Tim and Alicia celebrated our 15th anniversary,…
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March 2026
March transitioned from winter to spring, although it has felt more like summer here in San Diego. We welcomed Tim back from his work trip to Boston at the beginning of the month. Cordelia, Anthony, and Lydia transitioned to new sports activities. We celebrated Cordelia’s 12th birthday! Cordelia is now 12. We had a small…
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February 2026
Lots of fun and excitement during the month of February. This month the kids had a break week from school. Tim had work travel to Boston, so Alicia, Cordelia, and Anthony tagged along for the break week and did site seeing in Boston. We did walking around Plymouth, the Minuteman Battle Road, and took a…
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January 2026
The first month of 2026 has come to a close. It has certainly been a busy month with not much of an “easing back in” to the daily life. We’ve been making slow progress on getting our mini renovation of the upstairs hallway completed. Tim has been working overtime hours. We managed to squeeze in…
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December 2025
Happy New year to all. We’re excited to see what 2026 has in store for us. We had an eventful December with the kids’ various Christmas performances and parties. Sadly, we also had the sickness that Natalie picked up at the end of November pass through the rest of family. We had a fun visit…
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November 2025
November started off “routine” but there were lots of holiday festivities for the second half as we headed into Thanksgiving break. The gap in sports for Cordelia let to a much easier transition to soccer in the evenings. Natalie had two Thanksgiving events, Lydia had a class Pilgrim reenactment (she was Squanto!), and Anthony had…