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Josie had her birthday party at a place that just had you take pictures of yourself and sing karaoke.
Kids were invited to come in costume.
It worked for the assembled as a goofy good time.

Here’s some photos.

BFFs dressed as Nerdy Guinea Pig Owner, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and A Black Cat

Ezri took this one for Ivan. He loves Pokemon.

Dragon and Squirrel jumping

More fun with Pokemon

Jaguar, squirrel, dragon

The whole group

Ezri dressed up as The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl AKA Doreen Green.
She enjoys computer science, talking to squirrels, saving babies, having an awesome tail, solving things through conversation and when that is NOT possible kicking butts.
Her tagline is Kicking Butts and Eating Nuts – which are two of her favorite things to do.
Ivan agreed to be her main squirrel friend Tippy the Wonder Squirrel after writing his animal report on squirrels last year in Kindergarten.
Together they are working on developing their own squirrel language chittersqueak.
They think these costumes Eric made are totally ChichichiCHI” which I think means “awesome” in chittersqueak.

School parade

Trick-or-treating

Backyard Squirrel

Frontyard Squirrel

Having cheese with Meghan

Kids did not want to pause in trick-or-treating for a group photo – it shows

Ezri went out a couple blocks without a grown-up with this Arctic Fox and Wolf. The girls had a walkie talkie and checked in with base regularly for the minutes they were gone. Still, it felt like a milestone to have her out with friends and no parent.

Teamwork

Saws, drills, hammers, clamps – hand tools and wood blocks

The kids made some fabulous creations and had the power of making holes and cutting wood themselves.
Ezri is getting good with a hand saw.
Ivan still needs help to get his nails pounded flat but both like to build.

“If we tell them we’re conjoined twins, they won’t be able to separate us.” – Charlotte. We love her so much.

Ezri and I spent two nights in a cabin at camp Tecumseh with 13 Brownie Scouts.

We rode horses, slid down slides, canoed, climbed walls, did obstacle courses, played in the GaGa ball pit, hiked, made slime, did archery, crafted candles, played board games and are now exhausted!

Despite a brief migraine for me, several camper meltdowns, rain, one scout’s car sickness, holiday weekend traffic and a general lack of sleep – I’m calling it a success!

Here are some photos of the weekend courtesy of Ezri’s Brownie leader.

These are from weekend before last. That was before Ivan’s new haircut. Ezri helped rake. Ivan was more of a leap jumper than raker.

This one is from a few months back. But today it made me smile. So, I’m sharing it.