Art Camp Roundup!
Today was Brian’s last day of his Ancient Adventures art camp, and honestly, before this afternoon, we didn’t have a clue as to what he’d been working on all week! Of course we asked him, but usually all he felt like talking about was playing at after-care, or nothing at all. Certainly nothing about the ancient Greeks and Romans! We weren’t even sure if he was having a great time there..! But today, all of that changed, when we came to his art show. We had told...
Read MoreArt Museum Camp!
Brian starts his new Ancient Adventures camp at the NC Museum of Art today! He seems excited, and I know we are already loving the convenience of the location, and the full day schedule! Grandmother has been on my mind since her passing, and even though it’s not Christmas (or even Christmas in July!) today I took out and looked at the ornaments she sent me when I got married. One precious walnut basket that Granddaddy made, and a beautiful double-ring crocheted ornament she made for...
Read MoreScanning Day, The Third
Today we were back out at Grandmother’s house to finally wrap up the scanning project. Before heading out, we had a little playtime at home. We’d been watching some SNL Best-Of videos, and Brian had really taken a liking to Dana Carvey’s “Choppin’ Broccoli” bit. Kendall was baking her cookies, while Brian was decorating the piano with play broccoli and recreating the scene his own way! Then, we headed out to Z-town. Brandon and I finished up the...
Read MoreScanning Day, The Second
When processing the results of our scanning day, I had the horrifying realization that the first photos we did that day (which were rather dusty, coated in disintegrating tape, etc.) had done a number on the scanning lens. Nearly all of the following scans had some pretty major flaws, due to dust on the lens. I’m somewhat proficient at fixing up photos, but.. I’m not practically able to do hundreds of edits on hundreds of photos, in any reasonable amount of time. So.. We...
Read MoreSplash Day! …and Rocket Camp Roundup!
It was a splash day for Kendall, and here are some photos of her looking cute in her prized Little Mermaid coverup this morning! Today was also was Brian’s last day of Rocket Camp. Here are some photos of him showing off some of his creations, and a cool photo from Grandma Sue of Brian at the pool! Also, a short video of Kendall showing off her new somersaulting skills this evening! Here is the description of Brian’s Rocket Camp, from the folks at Mad Science: 3…2..1....
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