With a new grant awarded and several manuscripts submitted, I tried to take a breather at work and spend more time with Westley. Earlier this month, we introduced him to a laundromat and dollar store, then spent a few days father-son bonding while Melody was at a conference. After dropping her off at the airport, we spotted an awake aardvark at Sac Zoo, munched on beef stew and noodles at Macau Cafe, then sampled snacks at 99 Ranch before returning for his afternoon nap and pool time. The following weekend, we followed dance class with a Ginger Elizabeth sundae and Fire Wings, then headed to Discovery Kingdom where Westley enjoyed the dolphin show but not the bouncy froggy ride. A visit to our colleague’s mansion next morning also kept him busy with pool toys, water balloons, and a bounce house. Last week, I got a used bike from the Davis Bike Exchange to accompany Westley for his play date with Bri-bri, where the kids went wild on their mini roller coaster and trampoline. Yesterday, we invited the lab to our place for board games and curries for Iris’ farewell, then split up on Sunday with me attending a retina event while Melody and Westley hung out with Spiderman at his friend Zachary’s birthday party. We wrapped up the month testing out my new DJO Osmo Action at Manor Pool’s last day in preparation for Hawaii. Our excitement grew as we book our AirBnb’s and began planning for our upcoming trips to SF and Honolulu this fall.