The other day, I took the 3 oldest boys to Pullen Park for a last-minute afternoon adventure. Because Joe works from home, we can sneak away while Abel takes his afternoon nap. It’s actually very ideal because the boys get really loud and rambunctious in the afternoons. I love a good plan, but I also…
This past Sunday we took a family field trip to the North Carolina Zoo. When you are in a homeschooled family everyone day is an opportunity for learning and school. Because we have a zoo membership we get to take our time exploring the zoo. We don’t feel pressured to see everything or even stay…
For the past several years Shop Local Raleigh has teamed up with local bookstore, Quail Ridge Books to coordinate a great summer activity of a local Where’s Waldo?. This past July we decided to join the Where’s Waldo fun and ventured around town searching for Waldo at local businesses. The boys had a blast searching…
We took the boys to Wet-n-Wild Emerald Pointe in Greensboro, NC, on Saturday. I grew up going to Emerald Pointe but hadn’t been in almost 20 years. It was the same as I remember; it was just a little updated. When we walked into the park, they played popular music during Joe and my childhood….
This morning I took the boys to Sesame Street Live at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. We had a great time dancing along with our favorite Sesame Street characters like Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster and Big Bird. The Let’s Dance show gave kids and their parents the opportunity to dance throughout the show encouraging everyone…
This week is the final week of preschool for Noah and Simon. Jude will finish his school work shortly thereafter. That means it’s time to start planning our summer awesomeness. We already spend a ton of time outside or exploring new local parks but without the time constraints of school we’re free to roam as…
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Sesame Street Live is coming back to the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC – June 3-5 Hosted by two live performers, Sesame Street Live “Let’s Dance!” offers an up-close, interactive experience that includes dance parties. Elmo uses his imagination to ‘Do the Robot,’ Cookie teaches all ‘feets’ to dance, and Ernie shares the fun of…
Jude has been talking about camping for over a year, and this past weekend, he took his first backpacking trip with Joe. They went backpacking at the Eno River State Park and camped for one night. The weather wasn’t perfect. There were high wind advisories the day they left and a freeze warning the night…