Meryl went to the eye doctor today! We’ll check back in a few months to see how her eyes are developing, as she’s been mentioning some blurriness.

Holmes and I visited the fire station and discovered two secluded tennis courts! We’ll be back!

Cheese balls came into conversation this morning and it was sacrilege to realize the kids didn’t know what they were. So we rectified it, and turned orange.

We’ve officially eaten all the remaining apples on one of the neighborhood trees, the worms are our biggest competition. Also, it’s not cold - Meryl accessorized for our stroll. Go Buffs!

Baylie stopped by to bring Meryl a birthday present, barrettes just like the ones she wears that Meryl has always admired!

Thanks for the balloon, Margy!

Chutes and Ladders! Thanks, Tito, for Meryl’s present…a present for us all! So much giggling. And Meryl is so going to be a sneaker cheater.

A chocolate cupcake for breakfast, homemade lumpia from Lola delivered to school for a celebratory snack, smoked salmon-rice-seaweed handrolls for dinner, and chocolate cake for dessert…all of Meryl’s favorites! Everything chocolate especially.

Zoom! We partied HARD (shockingly) with a bunch of friends and family - and a porcupine and owl from the zoo! And learned that baby porcupines are called ‘porcupettes,’ and that owls have two layers of feathers. Obviously, we already knew that owls are nocturnal. New factoid, porcupines are too! And then we had a dance party, with Frank as the DJ playing everyone’s requested songs while dancing ourselves. And we ended ready for chocolate cake! (And we are all in on supporting teachers however we can because facilitating an hour of fun for kids online is an absolute workout.)

Happy Birthday, Meryl and Lainie! (And then there’s me, the interloper.)

To top off the day, Meryl got her very own art station in her room with colored pencils, crayons, coloring books, and a lamp to draw the night away:) Coloring inside the lines and letter writing practice, here she comes!

Happy Birthday, Meryl!

Bunny’s birthday card arrived in the mail today! USPS delivers again!

Lawer Estates is in the Calistoga Tribune! We want everyone to visit our tasting room and stay safe with the fires in the area.