After 1st Holy Communion on Sunday the parish hosted Family Fun Day complete with fried chicken and lots of yummy side dishes and desserts. It saved the parents from having to organize parties at home and after the kids all changed out of their Sunday clothes, they had a blast. The older children have built a fort in the woods and have organized themselves with mayors and guards. Will was voted 1st mayor and drew up applications for membership. "Will you defend this fort against all girls?" "Will you keep the secrets told within the circle?" The questions were all followed by little yes or no boxes to check off.
Poor Maggie trooped after the big boys to their fort entrance where she was told to scram. The evidence of her running off the path and through a large patch of poison ivy became apparent on Tuesday when welts started appearing on her arms and legs. Despite liberal application of Benedryl, she ended up with it also on one side of her face and a few bumps on her tummy (how did it get there?) While I feel sorry for her, part of me is glad it happened after we took dozens of pictures that day, rather than the week before. She will recover in a few more days and then when we get to Maine I will teach her, "leaves of 3, let it be."
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