After Sophie, Sam and Wilson spent a few minutes mapping out the backyard, Sam spent the better part of last night and this morning preparing a treasure hunt for Sophie and Wilson. He wrote and hid clues this morning. He was somewhat disappointed when they zipped through his entire puzzle in a few short minutes.

Next time, we’ll be sure to write more difficult clues!

Dear Mark and Chloe,

Overall, today went pretty well. None of the children had major meltdowns, and I don’t think we lost any of them. Not for an extended period of time, anyway.

Our biggest difficulty today was when we tried to take the kids to the SuperHappyFun-atorium. Someone looked up directions to the wrong -atorium. After a 45-minute drive, we pulled triumphantly into the parking lot of a fitness center. Not a SuperHappyFun-atorium. Then, with the three older children in various states of sadness and with Piper actually whimpering with weariness, we went back home. We’ll try for SuperHappyFun again tomorrow.

Fortunately, the Navigation Complication was the most frustrating part of the day. Here’s photographic evidence that the rest of it wasn’t half bad … Continue reading →