really the only thing left on the “cool things to do in winston-salem” checklist when brandy had a day off was hanging rock state park. so. that’s what we did.we decided on the namesake hanging rock trail, which had changed routes since our last visit, adding about a mile round trip. the day was 100% […]
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presents for our visitors.
during our time living in the rv on the road, we met so many awesome people who became lifelong friends. when we were in palm desert, california, we ended up in the same campground with jenn and brandy jackson, who were only cyberspace instagram friends up until that moment. we immediately hit it off, and […]
snowy spring break and the eclipse that wasn’t.
just after the dust settled from hosting easter in north carolina, we packed up and made our way north to spend spring break in beautiful, sunny, western new york. i used the road trip time to finish reading “the anxious generation” by jonathan haidt and it’s a must read for any parent navigating screens and […]
march stuff. (mostly easter themed).
and now, for my march wrap up. hazel continued her taekwondo journey. she loved it. and loved master c. as the weather got nicer, i began walking at the park more frequently. not sure why i felt the need to document this, but march pics are sort of lean so this is what my content […]
easter confections (and eggs).
easter was early this year. so all of the festivities took place in march. first up, i managed to snack the “sweet treat” check box for hazel’s spring fling class party. (those other moms are quick on the trigger, so it’s actually quite hard to get a spot, much less the coveted sweet treat spot). […]
hanging rock kidnapping.
i’ll spare you a long commentary about this day. basically, anna had a sleepover with her friend. in the morning, i gave them the option of me taking the friend home and going hiking alone, or them both coming hiking with me and the friend going home later. they chose the hiking. or were coerced […]
the cookie coop.
after several months of selling decorated cookies cakes under the annababy cookie cakes name, anna decided to rebrand. her new business name is the cookie coop, and she sells cookies by the dozen. every week, she announces two to three cookies of the week, people place their orders, and she spends the better part of […]
febroorary. 2o24.
i literally can barely remember the happenings of last february. some of these pictures aren’t even really jogging my memory. but, i’ll muddle through, in the name of family memory keeping. here we go. ruby’s birthday is february 3rd. or so we are told. anna made her some pupcakes to celebrate her fifth birhday. she […]
hanging rock hike & failed photoshoot.
somehow, on a slightly less cold february saturday, i talked anna into going on a hike with me. ruby requires no coercion, just a mention of a car ride and there’s no shaking her. we opted for moore’s knob, which is probably my favorite hike in the park at this point. we usually opt to […]
january of 2024
lets see here. apparently kicked off 2024 with a photoshoot with the christmas tree at derek’s parents house. i do not recall this happening, but the pics don’t lie. we took the kids to a carolina thunderbirds hockey game. it was fun. cold. but fun. the score was like 15-4 or some nonsense. we spent […]