Grandmother’s Funeral
Today was Grandmother’s funeral, and while it was a very sad day for everyone, we did manage to find some joyful moments, thanks to the children. Kendall wore a pink dress, which probably seemed incongruous to many, but the color, satin trim, and pearl accents reminded me of what Grandmother was wearing. I think she would have liked it. An unexpected blessing today is that Brian and Kendall got to know some of their cousins. They really hit it off with Ava, Ashton, Brady, and Sophia,...
Read MoreBasketball Camp, and Sad News
This morning, Brian was excited to head out to basketball camp at Laurel Hills! We’d picked up some new athletic wear for him, including a new pair of black basketball shoes. I think he was a little proud of himself! Brandon snapped a few pictures of him getting into things after dropoff. Probably around the same time, I received the call from my mom–my grandmother passed away this morning. It’s hard to know what to do at times like this, but, my instincts said to just...
Read MoreBeach Trip, day 5
Today, our summer beach trip drew to a close, and that meant we spent the morning doing a couple more art projects, and trying one of the activities in the Candy Experiments book that Grandma Sue got for the kids. We observed what happens when Skittles are left in water (their letter S’es really do float right off, and their colors sink to the bottom! While Brandon did the majority of the packing, I helped both kids complete their Melissa & Doug sticker art projects, which are very...
Read MoreJuly Beach Trip, day 4
Today on our beach trip, we went to the real, actual, sandy beach! We weren’t sure which one to visit, but we ended up heading towards Pine Knoll Shores and driving around until we found a public beach access. Of course the parking was not adjacent to said access, so, we had quite the hike along the side of the road, carrying all of our gear! But, once we got there, the beach was lovely. Absolutely perfect beach weather, warm and sunny, cool water, a nice breeze. Brian was super...
Read MoreJuly Beach Trip, day 3: July 4th!
Like many mornings after a hurricane, today started out bright and clear! Brian wanted to go outside early, since he was worried about a moth that had been hanging out on the porch yesterday. He didn’t know if it had made it through the storm or not. We were amazed to see that it was alive and hanging tough (literally!) under the porch railing. We very gently helped it find its way to freedom beyond the porch. Brian made his own Lego creation with the new Jake and the Neverland...
Read MoreJuly Beach Trip, day 2
Today was another fun-filled day at the beach! The kids were up bright and early as usual, and started the day by playing with Legos in their jammies. I played with my new camera some, it’s got a lot of fun features like selective color effects and even a “glamour” mode–which I’ll probably not use very much. 😉 Kendall really wants my purple camera case. We went out for breakfast, and Kendall took her prized mermaid Hello Kitty along–a special gift from...
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