Losing Our Marbles At The Marbles Museum

Yesterday we said goodbye to the Byrd family in the morning and had the whole rest of the day to do something, so after Poppy’s morning nap we headed in to Raleigh to check out the Marble Museum and it blew our minds, it was soooooo good. (Mum you would LOVE to take your Whitefield kids there).  We wondered if Poppy would be too small but she really wasn’t, she loved the freedom to walk around and play with anything, she crawled into the play vehicles and loved driving,  she allowed me to dress her up as a doctor and she enjoyed watching the other kids and got so excited.  The only thing about her being so small was that she got tired pretty fast so we didn’t end up making the most of all the areas.  But the museum itself was amazing and I think we’ll probably take her back there next year when she can last a bit longer.  You really could stay there the whole day, there was so much to do and play with.  You’ll see a little of what it was like in the photos but there really is so much more.  Can’t wait to go back there.

On our way in

The way to get in to one area was to go through this bus and slide out the back!

Poppy in the boat

We found out that Poppy loves playing these bead thingys.

Poppy dressed up as a doctor getting ready to take a baby's blood pressure! HA!

Aww give the sick baby a hug to make her better.

Driving the ambulance....a girl of many talents!

Daddy getting in on the fun

Learning the states

Now Daddy is really joining in, he started dressing up!! Bahaha

Special package from the US mail.

Poppy the Postal worker

Next we have the fire girl

Calling London

On stage

Those bead things again

In the garden with daddy

In the submarine with Mummy

Running in to the pirate ship

Uh-oh she was captured by a pirate

the nasty pirate made her walk to plank!

Looking for Peter Rabbit

Poppy now has her head on money!!

Daddy's favourite part of the museum! Thats gonna be a scrumptious pizza!!

Teaching Poppy how to order a pizza

This was the point we knew Poppy had had enough, she literally laid down in the middle of all the activity

Watching the other children

"Mummy I've had enough, I'm not dancing to the music"



Posted from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

The Byrds Are In Town

Today was a special day because our good friends Dan, Tara, Grace and Olivia came to visit Wake Forest and invited us to eat lunch with them at the Tea Room.  Olivia is turning 9 years old on the 27th and had requested that they celebrate her Birthday with lunch at the Tea Room so it was extra special.

Dan and Tara both went to Southeastern a while ago now and actually met and got married here so they were giving the girls a bit of a tour, ya know the usual places….this is where Mom and Dad had their first kiss, this is where Mom and Dad had their first major falling out. Just Kidding.  But Grace was a baby when they moved away so they showed her the apartment they lived in when she was first born, how sweet.

But funnily enough we really know them from Marshall University.  Dan was the leader of a Christian group called Revolution and its there that Drew and Dan met.  So its funny how things intertwine.

All of us together in our hats

The Birthday girl

Olivia wearing everyones hats all at the same time

Grace

The mischievous Poppy trying to run in to the kitchen every time we looked away.

The girls together



Posted from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Uncle Justin’s Last Day

Early this morning Drew and Justin went to play soccer.  When they came home Poppy was taking her morning nap so everyone took a shower and once Poppy woke up we headed out to Mellow Mushroom for lunch.  While waiting for our food we had a few games of Corn Hole.  Poppy enjoyed watching.  The food was great as always, my fav is the avocado hoagie on french bread, the boys obviously had pizza and Poppy shared Daddy’s.

Poppy's turn, heehee



Posted from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

North Carolina Museum of History

Yesterday 8/6 Drew, Justin and Poppy went to the museum.



Posted from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.