Hi Kieran,
How are you doing? I am doing fine,
though I miss you very much! I did not receive your email this week – could
resend it to me, please?
How has summer school been going?
What kind of things are you studying? Have you finished learning about the
presidents and which ones are on money? There are a lot of presidents to learn
about, aren’t there?! In a previous email, I told you about my favorite
president, Abraham Lincoln. Do you have a president that you like or admire
more than the others?
What kind of stuff have you been
doing for fun this summer? When I was a little boy your age, I lived on a farm
near Elmwood, Wisconsin, and spent my summers playing outside. We had a big
pile of sand that I could run my trucks and construction toys through all day
long! I also liked to check out all of the animals on our farm, which were kept
in different buildings. We had cows in the barn, two pigs in their own little
shed, chickens in the chicken shack, and cats in our hay mow. Sometimes I also
visited my best friend, Ronald, who lived next door. We thought it was amusing
that both of our names started with the letters “Ro”!
Do you have plans to go to the
State Fair later this summer? It doesn’t start for another month or so. It always
is a lot of fun – there are carnival rides, farm animals, interesting displays,
and lots of great fair food like cotton candy and corn dogs. I have not been to
the State Fair in many years, and I hope you get to go since you live so close
to it. The fair is held in St. Paul, and it’s much bigger than the Los Angeles
County Fair that we used to go to in Pomona…you may not remember that fair,
though, as the last time we went you were just three years old. Here
are some pictures of it.
Another great event in Minnesota
held each summer is the Renaissance Festival. That is when people dress up like
they live in the Middle
Ages in England. People back then had castles, and there were knights! The
festival also has lots of fun shows you can go to and neat costumes and toys
you can buy. We went to a few Renaissance festivals when we lived in
California; at one of them, you got a Robin Hood cap. At another one in San
Diego, you dressed up in a knight
costume! I hope you can go to the Renaissance Festival in Minnesota!
How is your baseball throwing and
catching coming along? If you like, I will pick up a softball for us to toss to
one another when we get together. The visitor center has a playground area
outside that we can go to and safely throw the ball without worry about
breaking windows. Just let me know!
We now get to see each other every
other week, and we next get together on Friday, July 26 – that’s in just six
days! I can hardly wait to see you again! I’ll bring the tote full of new stuff
for us to do and with some of our old favorite standbys in it as well. Let me
know in your next letter if there’s anything special toys or books that you
would like me to bring.
Well, that is all for now. I love
and miss you very much! I’ll see you on Friday!
Love,
Dad
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