Leaping Corwin at Fred and Jennifer’s house in California (2001)
We were visited by other long term friends this morning, Fred, Jennifer, and Doug (aka “Floop”). Fred dates back to high school. Jennifer was a house mate of Mom and I in college and eventually married Fred. Floop was a student eventually ended up as a co-worker for most of a decade.
Fred and Jennifer brought their children Sean, Clara, and Samantha. We felt for having to squeeze them in just in the morning, but we had already committed to the swim meet. Floop, Corwin, and I headed off to the swim meet when it was time to go while the rest of the crew stayed behind to visit. Floop enjoyed the swim meet for a bit, but really there’s only so much entertainment to be had if you only know one of the kids. Eventually Mom came and rescued him.
We had Sean and Clara until late evening, while Samantha (the baby) was shown off to various kinfolk. Charles and Alice were gracious hosts, involving the two of them in Charles’ elaborate alternate reality. We let Sean go up in the unfinished tree house with Charles, which he thought quite a bit of fun.
It was so much fun even Corwin popped up to join them, although the unfixed ladder upset him and he wouldn’t go all the way until I told him I wouldn’t let him off ladder until he did. For all the kids they couldn’t get up or down unless I belayed the ladder bottom. After a while I had to roust them out because the mosquitoes were chewing me up and I couldn’t leave them there unsupervised.
Alice and Clara had some fun in the Barbi car, scouting for Charles and Sean on the tree house / command center.
OMG!!! That picture of Alice and Clara is hysterical!!!!!!!!!
