donuts + duke

I headed to Durham with the boys one day to check out the fall colors at Duke Gardens. We made a stop downtown for donuts at Monuts Donuts. So good. Duke Gardens was beautiful as always. It's been fun to see it in every season. We walked through campus a bit and got a closer look at the Duke Chapel. Such a beautiful campus. It's fun to see Oliver and Simon starting to play together more. They love to chase each other around and fall down and laugh.

Duke Gardens with Grandma and Grandpa

We loved having Grandma and Grandpa Black come for a visit at the beginning of March. The first few days of their visit were cold and rainy so we mostly hung out at home. Ben's dad kept busy in our garage, assembling a playhouse we had purchased at Costco. It took several hours to put together so we were glad to have his help. The kids were THRILLED with the finished product (more on that later).

The rain finally stopped and we had a beautiful weekend with warmer temperatures. We drove to the Duke University campus in Durham and walked around the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Buds and flowers were just beginning to pop up. We were there again yesterday at the peak of blossoms and it was amazing to see the difference a month makes.

Amelia and Elsa performed for us.