Hi. We've been back in the US since our phased return in
April/May 2012. I see that I haven't provided updates since January, and
there's lots to catch you up on. But while this is on my mind....
Since the girls were little we've tried to spend one weekend
each summer with Dad at his boat. Boat weekend 2012 just wrapped up, during
which we had a long conversation trying to recall the chronology of past
weekends. Which niece came, which friend did she bring, was it rainy, did we
fish, was that the time we went to Tawas?
1998 is the first year with photo evidence that we took
Lydia to the boat:
And in 1998 she brought Adam and they challenged each other
to jump off the highest point of the boat into the water:
No photo evidence for a few years until 2004, Mystery Year.
Apparently Dad caught a fish, and presumably I was with him to take the photo.
But were any children with us?
2004 was a bonus year. In addition to boat weekend Dad
and I also went to the Bahamas for a fishing trip:
2005: Lydia brought Sam and we spent the night in Tawas with
attack ducks. I seem to recall grilled steaks on the deck.
2007, another mystery as to boat weekend. But I did find a
back-to-school shopping photo:
And, for the record, 2007 was the year that Julia, Dad and I
went to NYC and saw three shows, visited Coney Island, and ate at a street food
fair in Chinatown:
And yes, Dad, it was October 2008 that you and I went back
to NYC and saw the Rockettes:
2009 was a busy year and I really think Dad and I spent a rainy day driving around and going to Tawas. Any surprise I have no photos?
Our 2010 and 2011 break was due to my being out of the country. But we are back in 2012 with a bang, Julia, and a new boat buddy, Marge, who caught her first perch ever:
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