Leave it to Patrick to find a way to lose his tooth while eating soup! Either way, he didn’t want to give it up. Here’s the note he wrote to the tooth fairy.

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What an incredible day we had today! Two last-minute dives were an unexpected treat. Last night at dinner I realized that our flight was more than 24 hours away and I could dive again today. As for Lisa, she was dived out. Too bad: she missed a doozy.

As Lisa and the kids slept, Jojo the dolphin, a local regular, paid a surprise visit to

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We were off to the dive shop early once again so we could get a two-tank dive in again today. This was Lisa’s first duo-tanker, and I was glad to have her along. There’s just something comforting about having your…

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Lisa and I took our first Scuba dive today in Grace Bay on the leeward coast of Provinciales. The location was called cathedral due to the shape the box canyon that drops to about 100 feet. The plan was to dive just over the edge of the shelf and hit a depth of about 60 feet, but we ended up doing a 40 minute dive to about

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I thought it was going to be simple to sum up our second day here: breakfast, beach, scuba class, dinner, sleep. And in fact the beginning of the day started out just like my summary. By dinnertime though, the action heated up with a tear-filled dinner, a father-daughter moment of a lifetime and some high-tech shenanigans that turned Emily into a ghost.

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The first day of our week-long vacation to Beaches Resort on Turks and Caicos was an extremely long travel day filled with anticipation. The kids were on edge constantly with an energy that overcame their lack of sleep. Patrick slept on the plane, probably more than anybody. The adults slept when and where they could: Beth on the hard

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Emily and Patrick dazzled the crowds at this year’s Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby competition with their unique hand-crafted racing vehicles. Patrick sanded until his

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Patrick wanted to give you this so you’ll never get lost when you come to our house. (Click the photo to see a larger version.)

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Todd and Marci Schaffer joined us this weekend at the cabin. We were awarded with the warmth of long-time friendships as the Cooks joined us for dinner on

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Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I help people up all the time when they’re hurt. Also, I get some paw prints from school (they’re like these papers that say you’ve been good.) Don’t forget to get the carrots that we leave on a plate for your reindeer. Merry Christmas,

Love Patrick

December 23, 2007

Dear Patrick:
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