Basketball Camp, and Sad News
This morning, Brian was excited to head out to basketball camp at Laurel Hills! We’d picked up some new athletic wear for him, including a new pair of black basketball shoes. I think he was a little proud of himself! Brandon snapped a few pictures of him getting into things after dropoff. Probably around the same time, I received the call from my mom–my grandmother passed away this morning. It’s hard to know what to do at times like this, but, my instincts said to just...
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This week, Brian was back at Marbles for a morning camp session based on Magic Treehouse! I’ve probably mentioned those books before, but they are a really fun series of books that are about a brother and sister who travel through time and space to visit many historical or otherwise exotic locations! They are a good early chapter book for kids Brian’s age, and he really loves reading them with me. The stories have sparked some really fun conversations about the various times and...
Read MoreThey Did It “My Way!”
Today started Brian’s second week of summer camp, back at Marbles this week, for a morning session focused on Magic Treehouse! It was a bright and sunny morning, and Kendall was looking cool in her shades on the way to school. Marbles was getting things kicked off in a festive way, with a bubble maker running at the front door! That was helpful in keeping the kids entertained before the doors opened up. We got him safely to his room, and he was ready to get right to it! We...
Read MoreSummer Camp Week 1 Roundup!
Woo! This week started Brian’s summer off with a summer camp double header. He was at the NC Museum of Natural History in the morning for the boys-only Science of Ick camp, and at Marbles for a Cook A Book camp in the afternoons. I had hoped that since the camps are both downtown, that the 45 minutes break between them would work out okay, and as it turned out, it really was! In fact, it was really quite nice, getting a break from work to walk over to Natural History, have a picnic...
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