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April 09, 2017

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Levi turned 11 on March 2nd!

A few days before his big day, Levi and I went on a "privacy vacation" (named after Arlo's habit of privacy play - claiming any room he is playing in to himself for said play) to Salem, Massachusetts. We stayed downtown in an AirBnB and spent a couple days exploring the town.

At The House of Seven Gables:

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Levi especially loved that there was no snow, there were even some dandelions blooming, he did parkour as we walked everywhere.

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Salem is famous for the witch trials of the past, and visiting the witch trial museum was interesting, but they really go overboard with the stores, every block has a shop selling crystals or magic wands. Levi really got a kick out of the "real witchcraft" for sale.

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Our favorite spot was the Peabody Essex Museum, which had a 200-year-old Chinese house as one of their exhibits.

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It was so fun and quiet to travel with just the two of us! We made it home to enjoy cake and presents with the whole family.

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