last weekend, we loaded up the lid kids and headed down to the mooresville/statesville area of north carolina to patterson farms for some pumpkin patchy fun. we went two years ago, with a wee little isaac toddler, and it was a lot of fun, so we were excited to head back with both kids in […]
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Batavia NY Autumn Trip – Strong Museum of Play

last year, isaac and my mom and i went to the strong museum of play in rochester. we didn’t allow enough time for all of the stuff and we left with so much unseen. i couldn’t wait to go back with isaac (and anna, but she didn’t care much) and derek. this post only has […]
meanwhile…

While Anna and Isaac and I lounged in the yard, Derek rented a skid steer (I think that’s what it’s called) and did this:
“How was the day?”

Derek here… While our kids are usually decent during the day (aforementioned exceptions excluded), Anna’s lack of post-midnight sleeping takes its toll on Sarah. I often ask how the day was when I get home. This evening, I realized that there is a non-verbal indicator of how the elder lidkid behaved during the day… Yep…the […]
conversations with dad

Derek sent me this text message detailing a conversation that took place on the way to church Sunday.
7 years of marriage deserves…

towels! last year, we went to hilton head island for a sweet long weekend beach trip. this year, well, we had a baby a week before our anniversary, so we knew we weren’t going to go on any fantastic voyages… so, instead we splurged on towels… our old towels were from when we got married […]
sweet track for thomas

Derek and Isaac constructed this awesome train for Thomas and hisfellow battery powered engines.
helping (smashing into) dad.
on saturday, derek went out to hack down our ridiculously long lawn and isaac went out to help. and by help, i mean try to ram his toy lawn mower into the real (dangerous) lawn mower. he’s obsessed with smashing into things….please disregard the overgrown garden in the background.
Day 3 – Official Roan Mountain Post
Yesterday, we took the advice of the Duncan family, and headed off to Roan Mountain on the border of NC and Tennessee. We hiked around (hiking, pleading with isaac, cleaned up an accident, sat at the top of the mountain, climbed big rocks, ate candy) for a few hours. The boy is a trooper. And […]
Day 2 – Tweetsie…
Yesterday, we began calling around a bit, to find out hours, prices, etcetera, for some of our potential stops. Upon calling tweetsie, we learned that they were now only open on the weekend (since school starts tuesday – makes sense). Anyhow, thankful that we called, we loaded up our little train junkie and headed out. […]