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Papu Comes to Visit

For the last 10 days we have been enjoying having Papu here with us so much that we completely forgot about the plan to post daily blog entries about his trip! 

Yes, I considered this special visit the perfect reason to resurrect the blog and write more... Well, it turns out that when your Dad is visiting from overseas, you don't have much time for anything else besides trying to do 180924523093284 things, be in the moment, and take a photo of it! Here are a few photos of the first week-and-a-bit:

Day one. The equivalent of driving to Plettenberg Bay I'm told! We experienced smooth open roads in some parts, midday congestion in and out of Boston, heavy downpour with flash flood warnings towards Burlington, and some interesting GPS navigation. But the passenger and his luggage reached us safely at the end of a long day.


At last he was able to wrap his arms around Papu! Ethan and Adrienne arrived back from their trip to Lake George the day after Papu arrived and have been doing well to make up for the extra 12 hours that their sister scored!
Maple Creamees at a baseball game

We finally visited the Wednesday Woodstock Market on the Green, complete with wood-fired pizza, homemade lemonade, and soaring summer temperatures! 


Good timing! Papu arrived in time to join us at an Independence Day parade. We were still parking when the marching band went by, but we managed to catch the tractors, muscle cars, roller derby players and emergency service vehicles from the Town. There was also a random milk delivery truck stuck behind all of this! 
We took Papu down to Quechee Gorge. It was easy enough going down, but as online travel reviews say, "for some the return walk up the path to the parking area may be difficult since the path drops about 400 feet." It's written all over their faces, right?
It is quite surreal to walk into a room and see him sitting in front of me, after all this time, and yet in some ways the children have just eased into having their Papu a part of their daily lives again. 
Waiting for Papu's reaction to Sour Patch Kids

Getting ready...and getting ready for church - a la Drakie style

Visiting the school campus...on a Saturday! 

Everyone is enjoying having a piece of Papu - Jorja gets him to come to every home baseball game, Adrienne is on her bicycle more than ever, we have him beside the braai, playing games and enjoying "baby ice creams" from Fore-U!
It's true, we can't wait for dusk to bring some relief from the heat and humidity of the day, but I do hope that these days with him will not fly by! 

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  1. MichelleJuly 17, 2023 at 9:30 PM

    Wow! About time....... Was wondering about the blog! And what better occasion than having your dad around!! Thanks for sharing! ❤️💋💖

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