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Greetings. Man, what a week. While Mia kept grinding on her school work, we started building quite a busy weekend of house, courts, and cul de sac visits throughout the area. In total, it got to about 34. Phew. I was also contacted by CBS 58 to do a tag along and interview about my story of becoming Spiderman. What started as a simple gesture turned into something bigger than we predicted.

Thursday, Mia got her school work done, we got some sushi for the girls and I enjoyed a couple tacos :) Don't remember the exact movie we watched, but it's always enjoyable spending time with the girls on a day off. Friday, I suited up and made my way to a kid's house that was celebrating his birthday. Prior to making the stop, I picked up a few Spidey balloons I'd be giving out throughout the weekend.  The look on that child's face said it all. He was absolutely shocked Spidey visited him for his special birthday.  As we pulled away, Jill noticed him making a beeline for his balloon. His Mom sent me a video of his reaction and it was priceless. Absolutely priceless. This would be one of many memorable moments from our 5 hours of driving around Saturday.

We tried to make as many houses as possible that contacted us and it turns out, 30+ houses was way too many. It was a great time with many great memories made. We met with kids that were supposed to make a trip to Universal Studios so meeting me was the next best thing. One kid said to his Mom "I've waited all my life to meet Spiderman" which was super heartwarming. Lee's Ice Cream hooked me up with some treats for spreading kindness which was pretty sweet. They took photos of me holding a cone with red/blue sprinkles that I ended up giving to Mia for being patient while Jill and I drove around making kids happy.

One pair of girls surprised me with a Thank you Spiderman" sign. One little dude had a costume on and a handful of houses had Spiderman art drawn in chalk on the sidewalk. Absolutely loved it. After 55 miles, we called it a day. It was a long exhausted day, but we definitely made some special children smile. Despite all the success this has been and recent media attention, I wish these kids could celebrate birthdays with friends, didn't have to cancel travel plans and could be at school learning. Sadly, this is what they're dealing with and it takes a goofy Dad dressed as a Superhero to brighten their day on his day off. I'm honored to bring smiles and hope they can still STAY SUPER and be kind to everyone.


We picked up some MOD for dinner and watched Onward. Jill and Mia watched it Friday while I was at work but they watched it again with me. Really good movie. Great story and beautiful art. Always got to remember the art when it comes to movies. The overall feel you get from the art is very crucial. Anyways, after the movie, Mia spent the rest of the evening video chatting with her girls and drawing till pretty late.

Today, we did a lot of cleaning and a little time outside before I went off to work.

This week, I'm literally at a house every day before work. Some interviews, Mia's got her school work and hopefully, a lot of art. Thanks for reading and stay safe!!