Life Lately Around Here...
Ella is LOVING basketball!
In Action
Brooklynn and Melanie and Owen came to watch
Caleb trying to get a selfie of the boys
My boys
Owen and I ate Fun Dip and he wanted to show our tongues
Mine was red and his was blue - can you tell?
Ella was so excited to see them after the game
Raynor Cousins
Caleb is loving basketball too - his team is really aggressive this year!
We went over to Claire's house on Sunday night during the Daytona Race - the kids had a great time playing and we had a great time catching up!
Playing guitar
Corey was off for Presidents Day and it was nice so we took a ride on the tractor he is redoing
Walking Oreo and the kids were practicing their dribbling
Amanda was in town so we met up at Meredith College - where our friendship began in 1999
A picture of our kids at the fountain
Close Up
We also stopped at the NC State Bell Tower
We took a tour of downtown Raleigh
We were learning about NC History
A plaque about the Vietnam War
Inside the Capital Building
The Rotunda
NC History
More NC History
At the Governors Office
In a legislative room
It was really pretty
The kids liked looking around
Ella in the library
Caleb looking over the balcony
Ella in a room where science was studied - she loves science!
We walked over to the Legislative Building and it was cold!
NC State Seal
The NC Flag
Inside the building there were lots of fountains
Steps leading up
Inside the Senate chambers
Really neat to go in!
Caleb in the Senate Seat
Ella's turn
The whole crew
We were standing outside his office talking and they asked us if we wanted to go inside the Senate chambers and also gave us NC Peanuts as a snack
With his NC Peanuts
We had lunch at the Snack Bar at the legislative building
Catching up - we hadn't seen each other since May
Our last stop was the NC History Museum
Ella liked the ships
Reading about pirates
Can't believe our boys are so big now!
The museum was very well done!
Ella's turn
At the Wright Brothers exhibit
I was snapping pictures we might could use for Caleb's NC Project
With the tractor
A little village that sang
Milking the cow
Trying to lift a bucket of water
Caleb loved the places where he could put his head thru and take a picture
Greetings from my crew :)
Ella always wanted to take a picture after Caleb
She found a camera and wanted a picture
Army Recruitment Office
In a cave
The kids were very cooperative with pictures
In a 1920s style soda shop
The Capital Building
Ice Cream Treat
We had such a fun day - our time is never long enough!
We got Ella a shirt from Meredith College - this was her first trip there!
