It’s Labor Day weekend! Hurrah! And we have…no plans. But,
that’s okay, because we did plenty of fun stuff this summer, despite the
record-breaking high temperatures and humidity. We’ve had to work hard to find
fun things to do as a family that wouldn’t make us keel over from heat
exhaustion. As much as we enjoy the outdoors, there had been certain times of
the day when one simply cannot just enjoy being outside…namely, between the
hours of 10 am – 6 pm. This makes a couple of pretty small windows of family
fun opportunities.
However, we have done quite a bit, in between settling in,
unpacking, and getting organized. I took Lily to see The Secret life of Pets, which she really enjoyed. We got her a cute
new bike to ride around on when the heat doesn’t melt her in her tracks. We’ve
gone on a few local hikes (picture post regarding that coming up soon), and
taken in a few of the local places to visit.
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| Taking off with Daddy. She just got the training wheels taken off this morning! |
One of the first places we went to was SciWorks, which is a
children's science museum located in Winston-Salem. There was a
nocturnal nature exhibit featuring live animals, a few interactive body-themed
exhibits, a bunch of science experiment-types exhibits, musical things to play
with, and a planetarium show! We didn’t take too many pictures because we were
too busy chasing Lily around as she tore through all the exhibits.
Grandma took Lily and I out for mani-pedis at her favorite
local nail salon. This was a first for Lily, and she enjoyed feeling a little
pampered! We had lunch and then Grandma bought her a new toy that day as well,
so Lily was a happy camper!
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| Getting her pedi while playing with her NEW Betty Spaghetti doll (remember those?! They have new ones!) |
Shortly after we arrived, people were telling us about this
great local park, called Tanglewood, near us. We finally got around to going in
mid-August and soon wished we’d checked it out sooner. They have it all- acres of
preserved forest, camping, picnic areas, paddle boats, golf, nature trails,
playgrounds, BMX ramps, a huge pool with water slides…and we haven’t even
explored it all yet! It’s like a mini Central Park, and now Lily’s favorite place
to visit (and ours, I think…).
At this same park, our dear neighbors invited us to a big
family picnic hosted by their church. It was great- several bouncy houses, free
food, live music, raffles, and lots of kids to play with. Also, nice adults to
talk to (Hooray for adult conversation!). Spending the extra time with our new
neighbors was a real treat, too, and Paul and I were so glad we went.
Summer may be coming to a close, but there are sure to be
more adventures ahead…
Now, I’d better get back to cleaning and unpacking…enjoy the
rest of your holiday, everyone!
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