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Tag Archives: park
so much miscellany.
one last post for the night. i promise. i am the worst about letting blog posts (picture on my phone, really) pile up… anyhooo…. here’s some recent happenings. cupcake taste testers. lunch at an english pub in blowing rock for … Continue reading
big fat family vacation.
last thursday, we departed for a big fat family vacation to the mountains. derek’s parents and his sister’s family stayed in a cabin and our family stayed in a nearby little condo/apartment type setup. nearby like less than 100 yards. … Continue reading
20 pictures.
i think all of our chickens are finally laying. including the easter eggers (americaunas), who lay greenish-blue eggs. anna still loves yo gabba gabba. mostly brobee. as evidenced by this picture. heather and her girls came over to play the … Continue reading
21 pics of us in the mountains.
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winter mountain visit.
last weekend, derek actually took a day off and we headed to the mountains of the boone (and banner elk and blowing rock) area. we mostly lounged around our little condo for friday, after taking our sweet time getting there. … Continue reading
dan nicholas park
a week or so ago, jess and i dragged the kiddos out to dan nicholas park in salsbury. we probably should have gone online to see what attractions would be open, because the answer to that question was: none. none … Continue reading
lately…
here’s my feeble attempt to make up for a lack of updates lately… we celebrated paw paw’s (derek’s grampa’s) 93rd birthday this weekend… kids love cupcakes. since it’s 200 degrees everyday, we’ve had to hit the park early early early … Continue reading
tanglewood play day.
on saturday, we decided to get out and do something outdoors. as a family. wanting to avoid any memorial day crowds, or spend a lot of (any) money, we decided to stay rather low key. so, we headed over to … Continue reading
more pictures of random kids.
since we’ve been back from ny, the weather has been glorious, so many park outings have been in order. picnic lunch with friends. goofy boys. laughing girls. the blackberry thief. car frame fun. on another nice day, my pal kristin … Continue reading
chillin’ (no really – it’s cold) at the playground.
it’s been a pretty mild winter so far and we’ve been able to go to the park a few times. it’s nice when the kids get their energy all out. but usually anna just wants to swing the whole time. … Continue reading

