We spent a long weekend in the Canaan Valley with JC’s folks. We had a nice, relaxing time together there, going for walks and checking out wildlife.
We walked to a little fishing pond, where we admired a snapping turtle, tossed cracker crumbs to the fish, ate too many Altoids. Silas read to us from his Disaster Survival Handbook, which is about the most 6 thing possible.
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We went to Blackwater Falls. I hadn’t been there in several years, and the last time I was there, it was just a trickle. We’ve had a lot of rain, and the falls were bigger than I have ever seen them.
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We enjoyed the nature center and exploring wildlife, both fictional and non.
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Clayton brought a game where you had to pair stills from Disney movies with phrases to make memes. Turns out, Silas is amazing at this. Check these out–I dare you not to laugh.
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Silas also started writing a new book: The Dragons of Dargonoth.
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Marmee was his first reader.
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Although we love it when all the cousins and everyone can be with us, we enjoyed just having some time with Marmee and Poppy.
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