time to carve our little pumpkin from the farm! first we had to draw the face. R decided we should have an “excited” face. okey dokey… scooping out the pumpkin seeds. turned out better than i expected actually. i think it’s cute. making faces! getting the full effect. it proudly sits outside our door. it’s read more
there was an art festival in downtown Raleigh this weekend which featured three blocks of chalk art by artists of all levels. we got in the action too with our small contribution. i like how the chalk pigments looked on the asphalt: some of our favourites:
after a week of rain, the sun finally came out. we spent the afternoon at kits beach, along with half the city it seemed. playground with a view. we ended up bumping into some friends, and spent the rest of the time digging in the sand. helping uncle jacob with the sandcastle.
it was a perfect sunny day to play tourist and so we went to granville island for some sightseeing and lunch. the boat behind “kids only” was a hit. i still remember when i was little and i was convinced that only kids were allowed in the store (because that’s what the sign said). meandering read more
on our roadtrip back home, we stayed an extra day in charleston for some much needed rest. we stayed 20 mins outside of the city at the inn at middleton place, a lovely retreat set in the midst of woods and water next to the middleton place plantation. in fact, the (expensive) entry fee to read more
time to meet some famous friends! hurrying to pete’s silly sideshow to meet minnie, daisy, goofy and donald. oh, the anticipation… after a good pep talk, she was a bit nervous at first but eventually got the hang of it. with the positive momentum, we decided we had to pay mickey another visit. remember the read more
our last day at Disney World was also Mother’s Day! i was treated with room service pancakes and mother’s day cards. we returned to Magic Kingdom ready for a marathon 13 hour day! we did lots of rides… we walked through a magic mirror and met belle and lumiere for story time at “enchanted tales read more
we spent day two at Animal Kingdom, which was a great change in pace and scenery. a highlight was definitely the kilimanjaro safari ride. going down the fastpass lane… we saw so many animals, the giraffes walked right up next to the car! then we explored more trails which had even more animals to see. read more
we planned to spend three days in the theme parks. day one we went to magic kingdom of course! hardest part was getting there. we opted to drive rather than shuttle from the hotel, then walk, then ferry. pretty hot and crowded by the time we got there. not too happy yet… straight to fantasyland read more
finally after another 5 hour day of driving, we arrived! checking-in and checking out the hotel disney store, while waiting for a certain dedicated ee ee to arrive… getting a taste of Disney at Downtown Disney. searching for Mr. Potato parts. Precious Moments Seven Dwarves!