the grass is always greener…

hmmm… which toy should i choose? nah! PS. Happy 14 months Rebecca!

scenes from unc

here are a few pics from around the university of north carolina. the school is really old… students traditionally earn good luck when they drink from The Old Well on the first day of classes.

we heart trader joe’s

ah yes, trader joe’s. back in chicago, i never had the good fortune of having one convenient enough to use regularly, but now i’ve quickly come to love our local trader joe’s. it is quite literally a two minute drive and we certainly go there a lot. more pumpkins. they even hosted a little halloween read more »

happy trails

the warm summer weather is finally moving on. i guess i shouldn’t complain, but personally, there’s nothing better than a crisp sunny fall day. we enjoyed the fall colours on one of the trails scattered throughout chapel hill. this one is close to where we live and it’s paved, which is perfect for the stroller.

little pumpkin

grandma L knit a really cute pumpkin hat for Rebecca. we love it… except it’s bit tricky getting her to wear it and sit still for longer than 2 seconds. oh well. our little pumpkin!

kickin’ in the back seat

socks off and a lot to say.

hanging around

there is a small park and playground within walking distance of our home. here are some photos and video from our last visit there.

roadtrip to the outer banks: wright brothers (day three)

our hotel room had a view of the ocean and was only a few steps from the beach.

roadtrip to the outer banks: cape hatteras seashore (day two)

in the week leading up to our trip, we kept getting forecasts for rain and thunderstorms. so we were really happy when we woke up and saw some blue sky peaking through. we decided to take full advantage of it and drive south along the cape hatteras national seashore. first, we visited the bodie island read more »

roadtrip to the outer banks: one fish, two fish, fried fish, grilled fish (day one)

the outer banks is a long strip of narrow islands on the east coast of north carolina. our destination was the town of kill devil hills, a four hour drive from chapel hill. we set off on our roadtrip in the morning, just in time for morning nap. after a lengthy nap, it was perfect read more »