The Blueberry Brownie of Elsa Loves Dad

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Last week Rea and Sara went to Oakcrest. They had a really fun time. They played a game called Feed Fred. Fred is a tree with a mouth cut into it, and they were trying to throw rocks into the mouth. They also later threw fruit snacks at Vannie - their camp counsellor. They also did a giant swing and zip lines. Rea also enjoyed that.

On Tuesday we went and saw the house. The workers have not done as much work as I would have expected, but they did make some progress.

Gideon broke his computer this week as well, so we got him a temporary one. Here's hoping that that one stays in one piece. 

Friday night we went as a family to get Beard Papa's Cream Puffs, which were very tasty. They make ones of multiple flavors and with lots of possible fillings, so it is a choose your own adventure to build your puff.

This Saturday was Elizabeth's birthday. She got her presents and had noodles and meat for her meal. Her dessert was blueberry brownies with blueberry frosting. 

Rea sewed get a Dragon-fruit dress - which looks like the dragon fruit dragon plush that she got on Christmas. It looks really cute.

On the other hand nether Mike nor Alison could get Elsa to tell them what she wanted for her birthday, so we ended up not ordering it with enough time for it to get here before her birthday.


This week it was super hot also, so Alison brushed the dog severely and got all of his undercoat off to cook him down. We also took the dog swimming in the creek a lot. He really loves it, and wades right in whenever we get close. 

Finally Elsa decided that she loves cats, and that she has always loved cats.

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