Picnic at the Arboretum
It was a beautiful day, so after playing picnic with the toy food for awhile, we decided to have a real picnic at the Raulston Arboretum at NC State. We packed up our gear, picked up some takeout from Neomonde, and enjoyed our Mediterranean feast on the picnic blanket. Then we set off to explore the arboretum. The kids loved discovering the big colorful dragon sculpture, and the stone garden. Kendall kept trying to pick up the round ones, saying “ball!” We liked the desert...
Read MoreRelaxing Saturday
Just a relaxing Saturday at home! The kids had some sandbox time, since it was a beautiful day outside. Brian enjoyed finding ladybugs and playing stick-saber. I think Kendall is so cute in that Ramones romper, just as Brian was. 🙂 I bought that for my “theoretical, potential baby that I might have eventually” probably more than a decade ago. Just couldn’t pass it up, even rock tees are cuter in miniature! So glad they both got to wear it–and, that they like the...
Read MoreFriday Night at Chili’s
Today after school, Brian told us he wanted to go to the place where he could circle the pictures of what he wanted to eat on the menu. I knew that had to mean Chili’s–since the kids’ menu is on the coloring page they get. To entertain/help him decide, I had Brian circle the things he wanted last time we went to one. We didn’t have any other plans, so we went along with Brian’s plan. It was early enough that we were seated quickly, and Brian enjoyed picking...
Read MoreSleepy Kendall
Kendall was still sleeping this morning when I had to get her up for school.. It’s rare to catch her sleeping in the morning like this, and I thought the way she was stretched out was so cute. Those little feet! They’re getting bigger every day. Kids grow up so quickly, sometimes, I feel like if I blink, I’ll miss it. I probably annoy them by being such a shutterbug, but every moment with them is so precious. I don’t want to forget a thing. 🙂 Kendall really got...
Read MoreSpring Sibling Portraits!
Here are the kids’ spring sibling portraits! We hope to make this an annual tradition, pictures of the kids together around Mother’s Day. We had to switch studios this time, as Sears unceremoniously closed down all of their portrait studios! We switched to JCPenny’s, and though the experience was less than ideal, the results are still pretty good. What do you think? 🙂 If it’s not obvious from the, ah, creative poses, Miss Kendall was less than interested in...
Read MoreHappy Morning
Just some pictures of a very happy Kendall enjoying her blueberry pancakes this morning! Aren’t her curls fantastic? I’m still trying to learn how to take care of her super-fine, super-curly hair (hint: gallons of Johnson’s No More Tangles–which smells great, by the way!)–but this morning it was looking good! I think parting on her left side suits her, don’t you? At least that’s what her hair seems to want to do–it has a mind of its own....
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