With the move from Kansas City to North Carolina, our holidays were a little weird this year. We drove out to KC in early December to do the extended family thing, and then were able to have the family Christmas here. Too bad we were all sick.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Holidays 2012
My work had a Children's Christmas Party onsite, with crafts, lunch w/ movie, a "sleigh ride" (no snow = wagon ride) and of course Santa.
With the move from Kansas City to North Carolina, our holidays were a little weird this year. We drove out to KC in early December to do the extended family thing, and then were able to have the family Christmas here. Too bad we were all sick.
With the move from Kansas City to North Carolina, our holidays were a little weird this year. We drove out to KC in early December to do the extended family thing, and then were able to have the family Christmas here. Too bad we were all sick.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Halloween 2012
We had a pretty busy Halloween this year. Riley had a costume parade and party at school and our apartment complex had a scavenger hunt.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Pumpkin Patch
The weather was so gorgeous this morning that we went to the park for a while, then to the Pumpkin Patch.
This pumpkin sits at the entrance to the pumpkin patch, and Riley thought that this one was too big to take home. He might be right.
In the sun, the fleece had to come off, and you can see Riley's favorite summer shirt (which is getting too small).
They had these huge piles of the big hay bales, and Riley climbed all over them.
Superhero
Or I guess I should say, a tea-towel superhero. And as you can see by the clothes change, the fun lasted all day.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Roanoke Island
Last weekend we decided that we needed to get out of town so we drove out to Roanoke Island.
Google said it was going to be 2.5 to 3 hours. That was incorrect. It was closer to 4 hours.
Anyway, on the Island we visited an aquarium and a colony historical site (Festival Park). At the aquarium we got to touch sting rays, horseshoe crabs, starfish and sea urchins. Right next to the shark viewing area, there were toys that were apparently more entertaining.
Google said it was going to be 2.5 to 3 hours. That was incorrect. It was closer to 4 hours.
Anyway, on the Island we visited an aquarium and a colony historical site (Festival Park). At the aquarium we got to touch sting rays, horseshoe crabs, starfish and sea urchins. Right next to the shark viewing area, there were toys that were apparently more entertaining.
After the aquarium, we went to Festival Park, they had: a ship to explore, a colonist settlement, a native American village, and then a really neat children's history museum.
Riley got to try on the helmet, and even got a square nail from the blacksmith. The ship was really cool to climb around in.
Moving
So we finally got all moved in to the apartment here in Cary, NC. The drive from Kansas City was quite an adventure. We decided to make it a three day trip, stopping in Mt. Vernon, IL, then to Seieverville, TN and finally to North Carolina. We decided to take a detour through the Smokey Mountains and Riley kept asking where the mountains were. Thankfully Riley slept a good portion of the drive, and Pepper was a champ. On to the Pictures:
Dad and Janet drove over and was here when the movers delivered all of our stuff, so Riley got to spend a few days playing with his pawpaw.
Riley also helped Brian to hang the curtains.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Hooding - video
Thanks to my dad who recorded this while I was taking pictures, a word of warning, he was trying to find a good spot and so the start is kinda shaky, but you can hear Brian's name, degree, and the title of his thesis.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Christmas Break
Ok, I know its the middle of January.
Riley was home pretty much from December 22 to Jan 3rd, so we had lots of family time.
He helped me make cheesy bread, I think his favorite part was sprinkling the cheese.
For Christmas this guy got soooo much cool stuff.
See this neat ramp thingie, that all of the cars work on?
Apparently, it's not as cool at the laundry basket ramp (that is also a slide)
Riley was home pretty much from December 22 to Jan 3rd, so we had lots of family time.
He helped me make cheesy bread, I think his favorite part was sprinkling the cheese.
For Christmas this guy got soooo much cool stuff.
See this neat ramp thingie, that all of the cars work on?
Apparently, it's not as cool at the laundry basket ramp (that is also a slide)
Cruise 2011
Since I'm super behind in posing pictures, I'll try to get a bunch up today.
So the 2nd week in December, we went on a Cruise, on the Norwegian Spirit. We left out of New Orleans, and went to Costa Maya (where we just shopped a little bit), Belize (we went on a river boat tour, then to some Mayan ruins), Honduras (we went snorkeling and sea kayaking) and Cozumel (where we just shopped a little bit). We had a great time, and it was super relaxing, we spent a lot of time on the sundeck just reading...maybe a little napping. On to the pictures.
In Belize, we went on this river tour and ruin trip. We got off the ship, it was pouring, took a 15 minute boat ride to the port, then another 15 minute boat ride to the mouth of the river. The trip up the river was awesome. We got to see lots of wildlife (in the picture is a group of howler monkeys), and had a great tour guide who taught us about the culture and history of the country. Then we had a local lunch, and on to a bus to take us to Altun Ha. It was misting a little bit when we got there, but not too badly. We walked around the grounds for a while and even got to climb to the top of this ruin.
In Honduras, we went on a snorkel/ kayak tour. The snorkeling was probably some of the best that we have seen. Lots of coral, and tons of colorful fish. The only downside was that since it was in a cove off the ocean, there were quite a bit of waves, so we definitely worked off some of the calories from the ship. We had lunch there, and then went on a Kayak trip to another cove. The guides then showed us some of the local fauna, and even picked fresh coconuts for us. No pictures, but we were on Roatan, West End. The tour was run out of the SeaBreeze Inn, and we had lunch at the Cannibal Cafe (food was fantastic), and they offer the same tour to people saying at the inn.
When we finally made it back to New Orleans, we decided to walk around the French Quarter, instead of sitting at the airport. We had beignets at Cafe Beignets, and looked at all of the neat architecture.
So the 2nd week in December, we went on a Cruise, on the Norwegian Spirit. We left out of New Orleans, and went to Costa Maya (where we just shopped a little bit), Belize (we went on a river boat tour, then to some Mayan ruins), Honduras (we went snorkeling and sea kayaking) and Cozumel (where we just shopped a little bit). We had a great time, and it was super relaxing, we spent a lot of time on the sundeck just reading...maybe a little napping. On to the pictures.
In Belize, we went on this river tour and ruin trip. We got off the ship, it was pouring, took a 15 minute boat ride to the port, then another 15 minute boat ride to the mouth of the river. The trip up the river was awesome. We got to see lots of wildlife (in the picture is a group of howler monkeys), and had a great tour guide who taught us about the culture and history of the country. Then we had a local lunch, and on to a bus to take us to Altun Ha. It was misting a little bit when we got there, but not too badly. We walked around the grounds for a while and even got to climb to the top of this ruin.
In Honduras, we went on a snorkel/ kayak tour. The snorkeling was probably some of the best that we have seen. Lots of coral, and tons of colorful fish. The only downside was that since it was in a cove off the ocean, there were quite a bit of waves, so we definitely worked off some of the calories from the ship. We had lunch there, and then went on a Kayak trip to another cove. The guides then showed us some of the local fauna, and even picked fresh coconuts for us. No pictures, but we were on Roatan, West End. The tour was run out of the SeaBreeze Inn, and we had lunch at the Cannibal Cafe (food was fantastic), and they offer the same tour to people saying at the inn.
When we finally made it back to New Orleans, we decided to walk around the French Quarter, instead of sitting at the airport. We had beignets at Cafe Beignets, and looked at all of the neat architecture.
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