They Did It “My Way!”
Today started Brian’s second week of summer camp, back at Marbles this week, for a morning session focused on Magic Treehouse! It was a bright and sunny morning, and Kendall was looking cool in her shades on the way to school. Marbles was getting things kicked off in a festive way, with a bubble maker running at the front door! That was helpful in keeping the kids entertained before the doors opened up. We got him safely to his room, and he was ready to get right to it! We...
Read MoreSilly Sunday
Today we mostly just hung out at home! We had a nice waffle breakfast–Brian made a house guy out of his waffle, sausage, and melon balls. Kendall has gotten into Team Umizoomi, so Brian is somewhat interested in them again, too–he was using his workbook some, and she really wanted to get in on that! Kendall has been asking for another tattoo to wear, so we found one of her Hello Kitty ones from her birthday party, and hooked up up with some new (pretend) ink. She was very...
Read MoreSaturday at Red Lobster
Today Brian had a haircut, but there’s no post from Brandon–Brian just wasn’t feeling like getting his picture made and wouldn’t cooperate at all! Well, the joke’s on Brian, because I’ll post pictures of him no matter how uncooperative he is. 😛 In truth, we were all feeling a little out-of-sorts today, and for some reason, it just seemed like Cheddar Bay Biscuits at Red Lobster would help. So, off we went, and yes, we destroyed two baskets of biscuits,...
Read MoreSummer Camp Week 1 Roundup!
Woo! This week started Brian’s summer off with a summer camp double header. He was at the NC Museum of Natural History in the morning for the boys-only Science of Ick camp, and at Marbles for a Cook A Book camp in the afternoons. I had hoped that since the camps are both downtown, that the 45 minutes break between them would work out okay, and as it turned out, it really was! In fact, it was really quite nice, getting a break from work to walk over to Natural History, have a picnic...
Read MoreFather’s Day
Happy Father’s Day! Our first (and probably best) present for Brandon was to let him sleep in today. I bought him some time by keeping the kids busy making a pancake breakfast. They helped me decorate the pancakes with Hello Kitty stamps, using chocolate and strawberry syrup, and with Star Wars stencils, using powdered sugar and cocoa powder. We also made up a big batch of citrus water, using our new beverage dispenser. This doubled as a sort of science experiment for Brian, seeing...
Read MoreThomas and Tweetsie, 2014 Edition!
Regular readers of our family expeditions know that we have been making yearly treks to spend a day out with Thomas since Brian was first able to watch the show. This year is no different, and this is the biannual trip to see him at Tweetsie Railroad, in Blowing Rock, instead of the NC Transportation Museum, in Spencer. The trip two years ago worked out well, with an infant even, that we basically setup the same trip. We left Raleigh after Brian attended Hudson’s Birthday Party...
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