Monthly Archives: May 2016

Observatory Visit

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Rachel

May 9 was a big day for people interested in astronomy (Samuel!) because it was the transit of Mercury across the Sun. This was an event that Samuel was super excited to see, but in order to see it we … Continue reading →

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Flying Piglet / Flying Pig

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Rachel

For the last 3 years, Michael has been running the Flying Pig 1/2 Marathon, and for the last 2 years, Samuel has run in the Flying Piglet (a quick dash down a grassy field) the day before the big race. This … Continue reading →

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The Planets and Voyager 5

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Rachel

Samuel’s obsession with the planets is still in full force. A few weeks ago he created a whole set of paper planets to play with. They’re quite good!!! He drew, colored, and cut them out all by himself. I was … Continue reading →

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Spring Soccer

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Rachel

Samuel is in the midst of playing his first organized sport – soccer! He’s playing on a co-ed team of 3 & 4 year olds through the local YMCA. It’s a super low-key league that involves him going to six … Continue reading →

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Go Reds!

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Rachel

Both kids were really excited for baseball season to start this year. Leah was super excited that she was going to get to wear Samuel’s old Joey Votto Reds shirt and Samuel was super excited to wear his new Jay … Continue reading →

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