Kendall’s 3rd Birthday!
Today is Kendall’s third birthday! We had her party at home, and decorated the house up with Flower Fairies-themed decorations. Her famous Buttercup Fairy costume from Halloween is one of the Mary Cicely Barker creations that I liked so much when I was a little girl. I’m so glad Kendall likes them, too! We let her wear the costume for her party, since it’s thematic. 😉 We had a beautiful cake from the Cupcake Shoppe again, hand-painted by our favorite designer, featuring...
Read MoreRaleigh Christmas Parade and Cake Pickup
Today we had an opportunity to be in the Raleigh Christmas parade, riding on the Goddard School float! It was a cold one, and we bundled up as best we could, wearing lots of layers. We were towards the back of the parade, and during the lineup we were directly in front of Santa Claus. The kids got to meet him, which was a pretty special treat. Stormy came by as well, also a pretty special treat. Ms. Robin, and Mr. Malay and Mrs. Vineeta were on hand and also helped to keep the kids happy....
Read MoreRen Faire!
Today, we went to the Ren Faire! It was bitterly cold, and I’m having some complications from my supposedly-zero-downtime surgery, which put a damper on things (for me, anyway). They had a display out front of a Delorean and hover board, like from the Back To The Future movies (we had to explain those to the kids). We were able to see some of our favorite shows, and some new ones. We ate some of our favorite snacks, shivering in the cold. Brandon’s friend Miguel stopped by,...
Read MoreFriday Night Out
It’s Friday Night, and a Parent Night Out, and even though Brian had his Initiation to Hockey class, we didn’t want to miss out! I’m still recovering from surgery, but things seem a little better today and I thought I might be up for going out. I took it easy for awhile as Brandon took Brian to class after school. I took a couple photos of the fun felt items I’ve made while lying about in bed recovering. I thought I’d done a good job on those sugar wafers at...
Read MoreDefy Gravity!
Thanks to the generous support of friends and family to fund Brian’s “Rootin’ Tootin'” fundraiser for Root Elementary School, he was able to take a free trip to Defy Gravity for bouncing and a pizza party! He missed out the previous year due to his unfortunate arm injury around Halloween that also prevented him from skating for a few weeks. But this year he would not miss out and would have a BLAST! Although these trampoline places (much like inflatable places) put...
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