We’re all mesmerized. Holmes couldn’t stop eating broccoli (whole stems and all, what?), and Meryl set up her own personal Frozen concert, sitting with the speaker on her lap, breaking now and then for a buoy swing moment.

Holmes negotiated with Meryl to eat her broccoli in exchange for giving her his corn on the cobb. I think we can all agree that tonight will never happen again, but it happened! Wish us luck for when that ‘broccoli belly’ decides to ‘Let It Go.’

Good grief, this kid. We were focusing on eating our dinner otherwise:) Maybe American Ninja Warrior training really is something we should look into.

Sunday. Diggers take days off too!

Baylie and Zak came over for dinner and it was so much fun to catch up! Plus, while much else stopped this past year, the kids still miraculously have kept growing:)

We’ve seen the first Frozen movie, we’ve read a bunch of Frozen books, we’ve watched the Frozen fireplace crackle…but it wasn’t till this morning when Meryl curled up on a pillow to listen to the Frozen soundtrack (and do nothing else) that it now seems we’re officially frozen on Frozen:)

Hot dog! Is this bonkers cool or what? The off season training we never knew existed, till now! This is really the magic carpet of skiing, it moves and gives the total feel of skiing down a mountain. Mirror in front to check out your smooth moves, just strike a pizza pose to ride yourself back up for another run, we will no doubt return for for the French fry speedster buffet.

She got off the carpeted treadmill mountain and climbed back up the wall. It’s like they designed this joint just for Meryl. She didn’t want to leave!

All geared up and ready to go! Holmes looked the part, played the part…and enjoyed giggling away when he decided what ‘his’ part was, knowing that it wasn’t what the coach directed:) Organized sports for two-year-olds, more like structured chaos.

Nope? We don’t either! We’ve entered the summer of ‘hiking’ in the backyard and striking up conversations with neighbors…thank you for chatting, Margy and Alison! (Meryl’s social life appreciates it.)

Swimming is going swimmingly! Meryl has gone from telling Sally her greatest fears to discussing how far she’s able to swim by herself:) Flippers add so much confidence!

Holmes is a champion belly floater:)

…And the leaf peeper:)

Why pick berries off the branch when you can bring the branch to your mouth?

We were all on TV last week! Holmes put on shoes, Meryl flopped on a bean bag, and we talked about how lucky we are for our kids to be in preschool. Hilltop shape shifted all throughout this past year to meet changing rules and policies, teachers adapted beyond comprehension, and kids learned to see themselves a part of communities and how to work together to keep everyone safe. With Frank on the Board and me on the Finance Committee, we too have learned so much…and are incredibly thankful.