Note: this post will include some very cute photos of my adorable nephew.
Gavin just turned 18 *AND* he graduated from high school!
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| Gavin |
His game plan now is to become an HVAC technician, which includes getting his certificate most likely through an apprenticeship.
We are so very proud of him!
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| Baby Batman |
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| Blurry First Christmas photo |
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| Blowing up marshmallow experiment |
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| Building a soccer goal |
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| Cousin's birthday party |
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| Goofing around during a photo shoot |
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| Wearing goggles upside down |
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| It only took me 30 frames to get one decent one. |
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| For the longest time Mia was taller than Hen but that is no longer the case. |
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| Yeah, this cake. I don't know what the decorator was thinking. |
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| Presents! |
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| Obligatory shot of the 14-year-old opening his gifts |
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| This card made me laugh. |
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| Hen read this and said, "I don't know what Alienware is." To which I replied, "Yeah, but you know what gaming laptop is, right?" |
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| Gifts include something from nature, a toy, an art project, books, and chocolate |
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| Hen has surpassed his cousin! |
Renting out an entire movie theatre becomes a reasonably-priced thing to do during a pandemic so that's what we did this year. First, Henry had a couple friends at the condo for a sleepover and much merriment was had, thanks to a parent-approved* deck of Cards Against Humanity. Then, we invited his class - most of the boys and a sprinkling of the girls came - to join us at the theatre for Marvel's second Venom movie. It was really nice to be able to have the kid celebrate with friends in person this year, as opposed to last year when his birthday celebration was virtual. Of course, there were pictures...
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| Annual birthday door decorations |
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| (from left to right) Dillon, Eliav, Hen, Assaf, and Daniel |
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| Vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting for the lad |
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| Many chuckles, guffaws, chortles, and snickers were heard during this game |
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| The floor of Hen's room basically becomes one giant bed |
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| Sheets protect the couch from buttery popcorn kids' hands |
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| Obligatory kid shot by the movie poster - Lulu, JJ, and Noah have joined the group |
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| Entire theatre to ourselves - totally worth it |
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| Down in front! |
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| The group - Lulu and Maya Z came, and all the boys in Hen's class minus Eitan and Judah |
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| Morning selfie of the boys with the local Sasquatch |
Miss Mia celebrated her pandemic birthday from the front porch.
Megan found a creative neighbor (I think) who made these cute little signs and decorated the front yard so Mia would awaken to a surprise.
