Let’s Get a Pumpkin!
Today sure was a busy one! The kids were playing bright and early with their playsilk dress-ups, Duplos, and the toy animal hospital, which Kendall has been rather interested in lately. We went out and did a little shopping today to get outfits for everyone to wear for our family photo, which was a rather harrowing experience for us parents, but I think the kids actually had some fun. We realized it was probably our best chance to go and get a pumpkin, so we headed over to Farmer’s...
Read MoreLego Club, Pumpkin Lights
Another month, another LEGO Club meeting! However, this is the last one of the year as they take a break in November and December. So, we had to make this a good one, and Brian certainly did. The theme revolved around creating a rescue craft. He basically did two full designs and the creativity kept coming at home. We also saw some great Halloween and Thanksgiving mini-sets that we had to get. Brian finished off by building a racer to go down the ramp track at the front of the store....
Read MorePumpkin Patch Express!
Today was a busy day! We started off with some yummy Star Wars pancakes, and then headed off to the Museum of Life+Science in Durham for the Pumpkin Patch Express! For this event, the museum staff sets up lots of fun games and activities in the woods, at the far end of the train loop. The kids enjoyed choosing pumpkins, decorating with Halloween-themed foam stickers, making pumpkin decorations with pony beads and pipe cleaners, and all the games! Brian loved the pumpkin slingshot the most,...
Read MoreHalloween!
It’s Halloween! The big night is here! But, first things first–we still had to go to work and school today. It was a pretty regular day for the kids, although I did dress them up in festive gear. 🙂 They had an impromptu game of balloon keep-away before school. Brandon and I had a special day, since Halloween is pretty important at Red Hat (the very first release of Red Hat Linux came out on Halloween, and has henceforth been called the Halloween Release). The company puts on...
Read MoreRed Hat Halloween!
Tonight was the big Halloween party at Red Hat! It was a little different this year, being at our new HQ, and with some restrictions on the number of folks allowed to attend. We nearly didn’t get our wristbands, but thanks to some hardcore near-tears begging on my part (“They’ve never missed a Red Hat Halloween, every year since they were born!”), we secured a spot for the kids. 😉 It took some wrangling to get everyone where they needed to be in time for the party,...
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