Sharing our life - all our adventures and bumpy rides. Family of four with two young boys - moved back home to allow them the similar experiences and opportunities we had living in North Carolina. Come explore with us!
I love that they are all serious about their decorating skills!
Time to eat!
It was a wonderful activity as we were HOUSE-BOUND - quarantining from Brent. Yup, unfortunately, Brent tested positive for Covid early October and we were all stuck inside - but separated - waiting it out. Brent set up camp in the spare bedroom and the rest of us stayed upstairs - only venturing down WITH MASKS to eat dinner in the dining room (further away from the spare bedroom). It was quite an adventure with managing the house, kids' school, my work, and trying to be as sanitized as possible.
Amazingly, the kids and I continued to test negative (we tested 4 times) through when Brent was finally able to get his negative result. Brent had a really mild case - achey and tired only 2-3 days. As of end of October, Brent still has no sense of smell.
Moose waiting patiently to be let in for his "visiting hours".
We tried to keep busy with different activities!
Finally we all received a green light (negative test) and were able to venture out - freedom!! We made the most of our first time out with the boys' favorite lunch at our favorite spot (the back of the 4Runner)!
We all needed some fresh air - so headed to Bond Park to tackle the 1 mile Story Walk (read a story while you walk the trail... and do some exercises along the way).
Brock is balancing while reading his page of the story. Make it fair - take turns reading one page! (But yet, they fought over this too....blah)
Screaming "Boo"! I don't think they understand that you should be more quiet on these nature walks.
Task complete! We finished the story walk - and got a free donut coupon!
What to do when you see a big rolling hill??
Roll baby!
Oh yeah... and we better cash in on that free donut today too!
Kade graduated from his Cheetah belt to his Cheeri belt and Papa came to watch!
Two cute little videos of what he's been learning this last cycle.
Tigers graduating class with Master Haase and Master Beddow.
Smiles with Papa.
One week after returning from our Oak Island getaway, Kade lost his first tooth! It was a surprise to all of us since it happened when we were out to eat at Salem Street Pub downtown Apex!
He was so excited to see what the Tooth Fairy was going to bring him! A cute little bag, special coin and $20 (first tooth only)!
Brian and Nancy smartly invested in a beach house in Oak Island earlier this year. As typical for owners of a rental, they reserved a few peak weeks for their own use in the house and asked us to join them over Labor Day weekend!
Who doesn't love a little evening swim in the backyard pool an hour post-arrival!!
The next day was Beach Day!
So nice to see Brock and Kade play with their cousin Maddox!
My hot husband enjoying a little sun!
And my little otter enjoying the water. Brock loved swimming - inching further and further out to jump or swim through the waves!
How lucky are we - an Italian ice cart passed by just as we needed a little treat!
After a short walk back, it was lunch time! I think Brian won the prize for highest stacked sandwich!
Sweet Riley was there too!!
There was some bickering (mostly brothers), some bossiness (mostly Kade, slightly Maddox), some overtiredness (mostly Brock), but overall the three cousins did great playing together. The most favorite toy of the weekend was for sure the foosball table!
Oak Island is a south-facing coastal town so you can actually sit on the beach and watch both the sunrise and sunset!
Sunset walks make for good photo opportunities - even with a rinky dink iPhone. ;)
(I love the progression Maddox makes in these pictures, finally smiling to the right direction!)
Shorts hiked up so he wouldn't get them wet! He's so thoughtful!
The next day, we opted to check out the town's cute little splash pad! Maddox was hesitant at first to go in, but once Dad got wet - he was all about it!
Also helps when a confident older cousin looks like he's having fun too!
After splash pad, there was more pool and then a mandatory nap for all children - and some adults! Then we skipped off for dinner out! What to do during an hour wait for the table - start drinking and walk along the pier!
Dinner with a fun tiki glass!
More Cousin time/togetherness!
Alas, after a nice long weekend, our family time was over. We loved our stay with the Rosenfeld's and had so much fun laughing and catching up. We are forever grateful of our time spent with family - the takeaway from this pandemic at the least - savor and treasure the time spent with the ones you love most. Thank you Nancy, Brian, and Maddox for a wonderful end to summer!
