we went to ayr mount, a historic plantation house in hillsborough. we didn’t go inside for the tour, but we enjoyed the perfect fall weather with a walk on its hiking trail called “poet’s walk”. we found a pretty pond and a lot of crunchy leaves to crunch. back to the house. next time we’ll read more
we’ve been trying out a music/art class for toddlers which has been a lot of fun. a couple of weeks ago was pumpkin art. the finished product! happy hallowe’en
always on the look out for sunday brunch spots. this was at “provence”, a french restaurant in carrboro. looking good!
i finally went to the ackland art museum, and then quickly wondered why i had waited so long?! it’s free, and has a decent little collection. this fall, there is a unique exhibit featuring a wonderful collection of japanese posters. love!
rebecca got a new shiny red tricycle which she was pretty excited about. she hasn’t quite figured out how to pedal, but in the meantime, she loves to sit on it and order one of us push her around. it is also a great little spot for her Tutu (as in her bunny, not her read more
found a nice playground on a sunny saturday. my OCD child telling me her hands were dirty. hang on! checking out the view.
potty training is in full swing and we’ve got stickers to show for it. tigger! tigger position!
we dropped by the saturday farmer’s market in chapel hill. bought some yellow grape tomatoes and a little fabric-made basket (passed on the worms and alpaca yarn though). and then got our faces painted!
we all went to see a wonderful outdoor puppet show called “City of Frogs”, by the Paperhand Puppet Initiative. It took place at Forest Theatre, a stone amphitheatre surrounded by trees at the edge of campus. waiting for the show to start! beautiful sets and bigger than life puppets, filled with singing and dancing. she read more
she is 2 years old: a full-fledged terrible two and sunshine all wrapped up in one package. current interests/obsessions include elmo, “picky mouse”, eating with chopsticks, counting, and well, mommy. of course i’m sure that will change next week. we spent a quiet day at home with birthday balloons and cake. endless fun. the anticipation. read more