Father’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...
Read MoreThomas at Tweetsie!
Here are our overpriced tourist photos from Day Out with Thomas at Tweetsie this year! More details in another post....
Read MoreSkate Party, Heading to the Mountains
Today we are starting our summer vacation in earnest! Brian had a birthday party for his friend Hudson at United Skates of America this afternoon, and following that, we started our trek out to the mountains for Day Out with Thomas at Tweetsie Railroad tomorrow. The kids are sure excited to stay at a hotel this evening, and had a fantastic time packing their new suitcases for the trip! We arrived pretty late, around 10:30pm, so I’m sure they will be tired tomorrow, but maybe the...
Read MoreBaby Jenna’s Bedtime
It’s Kendall’s bedtime, but she isn’t interested in going to bed! Instead she wanted to make a bed for Baby Jenna and put her to bed instead. Umm, Kendall, let’s not jump on the bed, mmkay?...
Read MoreRosemary’s Retirement Party
Today was my mom’s retirement party at Zebulon Elementary! We couldn’t miss this occasion, so we left work early, picked up the kids, and headed out to Z-town. For once, we weren’t late!! We met up with Rosemary at the office and got signed in, checked out the display in the lobby, and then visited the art room until it was time for the party. Then, we made our way to the cafeteria, met a lot of Rosemary’s colleagues, and I got to see some of my former teachers who...
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