bond park

Amelia was still in a lot of pain the day after Veterans Day so she stayed home from school. Normally she would have been okay with that, but she had to miss a field trip to the Capitol and was so disappointed. She mostly spent the day reading. It was a gorgeous, warm fall day so we ventured out for a lunch picnic at Bond Park. Amelia continued to read a book while the boys played on the playground. It was about one year ago that we were hanging out at Bond Park for the first time, taking a break from a completely miserable house hunting trip. So much has happened (and changed) since that trip.

 

Just wanted to document Elsa's awesome purple outfit that day.

space exploration at yates mill

Oliver saw an astronaut costume at Target and immediately decided that's what he wanted to be for Halloween. He kept talking about it so I finally got him the costume. He wanted to wear it everywhere, including to bed. After the preschool Halloween parade at school, we went for a walk at Yates Mill. Oliver insisted on bringing his costume and had fun wandering the woods, pretending he was on the moon. It was such a beautiful fall day.

Old Salem

The kids had a day off of school towards the end of October so we decided to check out Old Salem Museums and Gardens in Winston-Salem. I wasn't sure what to expect but I loved it. (Salem was founded in 1766 by the Moravians.) The fall colors were at their peak and absolutely stunning. All the textures on the old buildings were gorgeous. We walked around the quaint, historic streets and popped into the bakery for some delicious treats. (We didn't buy a ticket to go into any of the buildings for tours. I'll save that for a time when I'm not on my own with the kids.) They have a fun heirloom puppet theater and the kids loved watching the puppet show about Johnny Appleseed.