Brandon’s Birthday!
Today was Brandon’s birthday! He opened up everyone’s cards today, thanks for thinking of him! He had a pile of cards from me and the kids, too. Brian really liked the “Birthday Ninja” card that he gave Brandon (hint: they’re just like regular ninjas, except they sneak up on you to deliver cupcakes!) Being the expert card maker that he is, also made some homemade cards to go along with the ones from the store. Brandon enjoyed reading them all! Kendall...
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Brandon turns the largest numeric base that some computer systems support because it exhausts the numerals, 0-9, and the letters, A-Z today!
Read MorePumpkin Lights!
Today we put up our pumpkin lights! That’s always fun and helps us get into the Halloween spirit. Hopefully it doesn’t annoy the neighbors too much. We also made some more indoor Halloween decorations, this time a sparkly bat, a pumpkin owl, and a Halloween tree! Brian and I had made these bead name banners awhile ago, and I surprised the kids by hanging them on their doors today. I can’t bring myself to take down the Baby Perkins button that Rosemary had put on a baby...
Read MoreElection Day!
It’s election day! Yes, a very minor one in the grand scheme of things, but a very important one to us. There’s a bond referendum for funding renovations and expansions of schools in Wake County, and we know how important that is! Root was renovated a few years ago, and the faculty are still talking about what a difference it has made for the kids. We didn’t end up sending Brian to Stough, but we have a lot of love for it, since it is our closest neighborhood school and...
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Today we attending Raleigh’s own International Festival! This is one of my favorite fall events, though with how packed our fall schedule inevitably is, we don’t always make it out. This year, bringing two mobile children to a packed and noisy convention center presented a new set of challenges. All in all, though, we had a great time. We sampled foods from Nepal, Thailand, Japan, Poland, France, India, Vietnam, probably more. 🙂 We watched many different performances, and the...
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