on tuesday, jake, isaac, carlye and myself ventured out to the lovely north carolina zoo. i have been there a few times before. it was isaac’s first time. he still seemed a little underwhelmed with actually getting to see real live animals. we got a season pass, nonetheless, so he’d better start to like it […]
lid kid adventures
dan nicholas park
he headed to salisbury, nc yesterday for a little birthday celebration for our friend, april. of course, it was more for the kids to run around and play (and get worn out)… but that’s a good gift, nonetheless. here are a few shots (more at picasa): From Dan Nicholas Park From Dan Nicholas Park From […]
visiting sarahpowers
yesterday, we spontaneously drove to raleigh to visit sarahpowers. we stopped on the way, and had lunch with nearly the entire minor family, which is quite big these days. anyhoo, here are some shots: playing on a tree root: sarahpowers, riding a chicken toy: the horse toy: just a cute smile shot: […]
lambs
some friends from church live nearby and own a little mini farm. their sheeps just gave birth to a bunch of babies (called lambs) and we stopped by to see them. isaac loved meeting some real live animals (vs. tv and book animals).
ruby’s birthday party
on thursday, we went to our church office for a little birthday celebration for ruby. she’s two! isaac got her a robot (last post).
swimming and the kernel
yesterday, we had our first swim of the new swim season, along with some friends. isaac was a bit unsure at first, but after a few minutes, he was all in. then we went to the kernel for a fun lunch before heading home to crash. the pictures didn’t come out as well as i […]
see that rock?
yesterday (that last of the beautiful days), carlye, isaac and i piled into the rodeo and headed off to pilot mountain for a little bit of outdoor fun. i brought the backpack for isaac to ride in style. little did i know that he would walk/run/climb the entire way (and scream for the 100 feet […]
livy’s party
some shots of livy enjoying/destroying my creation… isaac had his eye on this duck from the start of the party. towards the end, he finally climbed on the table and helped himself. heather gave him the ok to keep it and he kept it firmly in his clutches all the way home: […]
sarahpowers visit
let me start off by saying that this will be the first of many blog posts, attempting to catch up (hopefully in chronological order) the events of the preceding week or so…. last weekend, we took off down the highway to visit sarahpowers and other raleigh friends. here’s some pics from that trip… isaac with […]
Family day
Derek needs to use up some vacation days, so he's been staying home here and there. Today, we took Isaac to the childrens museum and now we are lunching at the mellow mushroom… Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry