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Day 4: Visit with Maria

Posted by Holly on May 12, 2009

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Maria comes and checks on us every few days. This was our day 4 visit where is weighed and inspected for any issues.

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Grandma's Visit for O's Bday

Grandma arrived Thursday evening. Friday morning Oskar opened his birthday gifts which includes a Lucky Brand "Love" T-shirt and a brown suede leather cowboy jacket. Wow! We went to the Randall Museum where they have a petting zoo of bunnies and chickens. Audrey and Bonnie were in art class at the same time so we visited them and Audrey and Oskar proceeded to crawl up and down the ramp. Some of these pictures are from music class. Our tradition is to walk to music class in Upper Haight and then grab a beer and fries while Oskar eats his dinner at a local pub. Kent, Bonnie and Audrey always meet us....even though they didn't sign up for the second semester.

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Chasin is 2+ and lives down the street. He and Oskar often visit together and just started a music class on Friday mornings. So far, they are fans of wrestling during lullaby time. Who can blame them? Occasionally Chasin comes over for a bath and there is lots of good fun in the tub. He will be a big brother next month. We are excited for an addition to the neighborhood gang.

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Day 4: Visit with Maria

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