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Ian decided that for our Fourth of July celebration, Daddy and Mommy should have a friendly competition. A pie baking contest, to be judged by Ian, with a prize for the winner. After some discussion about the guidelines (and available ingredients), we got down to business.

Ray went the more traditional route, with a lovely peach pie. I made a mocha silk pie, partially so we didn’t use all the fresh fruit in the house, and partially because – well, frankly, I wanted an excuse to make it again.

It was a close contest. Chava preferred the peach pie, and Ian voted for the mocha. Since Ian was the official judge, I won the prize for the best pie. This is my prize, which I am displaying proudly alongside Ray’s prize from a previous (and more rigorous) cooking contest.

The kids recently finished up their first round of swimming lessons for the summer. Chava has never taken lessons of any kind before, and it was a big deal for her. She and Ian were in the same class, and Ian made sure to take good care of her.

Ian learned to float on his stomach and his back, and the beginnings of the front crawl. He was excited, but kept asking when they were going to teach him to ‘really’ swim. Chava worked on getting comfortable with the water, and with the class setting. She really liked jumping in to the teachers, and when they spun her around the pool.