The next morning we went back to Potomac (miraculously, I took no photos of the hotel room which I now regret) where breakfast was served
as Larry and Syl greeted the older children
and Jack
Syl
Jane
Larry
Emma
Ben
and Matt
marveled at the self portraits I could take in face on
and profiles views
as the fruit salad was served.
The babies appeared with Suzanne and Betsy (Tess in pink, Kate in blue)
and moved to Larry
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Next there were various groupings of adult, older children, and babies
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Unbeknownst to us, a different drama was unfolding in the basement where Ben and Jane captured Jack
and Emma
as Jack began to climb
and Emma bounced
and soon Jack was down
up
and down
from the high window soon to be joined by Emma as they both climbed up
prepared for the jump
and then took off even as they told us that they were not allowed to do this.
The scene emerging upstairs evolved
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