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| Sophie brought home a delicious treat from her trip-- biscuits dipped in Cadbury hot chocolate. "Biscuit" is the British word for cookie. We love that these biscuits are labeled "digestives." It makes them sound very nutritious. |
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| Sophie got her Herbst appliance taken out of her mouth this week. She's worn it for about 9 months. She still has her braces, but significantly less metal in her mouth. The orthodontic tech offered to let Sophie keep the appliance, but we settled for a photo of it. |
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| We took a walk along the river on Wednesday afternoon. |
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| The kids enjoyed wading in the river and skipping rocks. |
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On Friday we took a guided tour of a nearby arboretum. It was fascinating to learn about the different trees. The guide spent a long time teaching us the differences between pines, firs, spruces and cedars. And (big surprise) the Douglas Fir is none of the above. It's a separate species-- Pseudotsuga-- or false hemlock. Just the sort of almost useful trivia that Becky is crazy about. Helen was delighted with a grassy field dotted with daisies and buttercups. |
3 comments:
I loved catching up on your blog and especially reading the re-caps of the world traveling adventures. What an awesome experience for Brandan and Sophie! Digestives are a funny name for those little cookies aren't they?
What?! The Douglas Fir is not a fir? How confusing. I guess it's kind of like a koala bear? Next time we're outdoors together, you'll have to tell me about the trees.
I like that you take pictures rather keeping... momentos. That's a good policy to reduce clutter.
I love to hear about all of your outings and learning adventures. I want to walk in a meadow of flowers like Helen. Sounds wonderful.
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