For Halloween this year Claire dressed as Venti from Genshin Impact. I have no idea who that is, but she was super happy about her

We haven’t been to a pumpkin patch in a few years, so this year we visited one in Kentucky that had a super detailed corn

James and I finally got to see inside the kids’ new school during open house last night. Well I saw it – James is still

Claire is taking a culinary arts class at school, and sent me this text yesterday describing their first lesson on chopping with kitchen knives. Later

Claire started 10th grade today at the brand new Liberty Creek High School. The building is really nice, but is still not finished, so they

Claire had her annual checkup with the orthopedic surgeon this week. Her stubborn spine is determined to curve, despite the fusion. The lumbar curve has

In Maui we rented a condo on Ma’alaea Bay. The kids and I relaxed on the balcony and watched the surfers, and we also swam

We stayed on the Hilo/volcano side of the Big Island for a couple days, then drove around the south side to Kona in our rented

Next we flew over to Hilo to visit the Big Island. We stayed in an amazing VRBO house in Volcano, HI. The backyard was like