We found ourselves in Smithfield over the weekend, and after lunch (at Wharf Hill Brewery) and some window shopping (on adorable Main Street), we went for a walk in Windsor Castle Park. Right smack dab in the middle of the historic district, it seemed like all the paths we encountered led to the park. So of course we had to explore. The park...
We've been taking it slow in July. There's been lots of breaking the sprinkler out and playing in the yard. It's amazing how long a plastic pool and a handful of toys can keep kids occupied. Library afternoons (ahhh air conditioning). Beach evenings (no air conditioning but pretty enough so that it doesn't matter). I'm trying hard to bring back nap time but...
Anouk has been spending the night out for as long as she's been alive, basically, with aunts, grandparents, cousins... our family is big on sleepovers and James and I are only too happy for the offer of free overnight childcare. A.'s got packing her little overnight bag down to a science. Here's what she brings with her: a stuffed animal friend: For snuggling...
I haven't blogged a lot about my current pregnancy (though if you follow @watermelonsgrow on Instagram you'll see that I can't shut up about it there). For those of you who missed it, I'm now 32 weeks with Anne's little sibling, Baby #2 -- which is an important personal milestone for me because it's the point where Anne was born four and a...
The best place to find vintage for kids (if your mom didn't save all of your hand-me-downs like mine did) is the thrift store. Most standalone vintage stores don't feature kids' stuff, and when they do, it tends to be way more expensive than it would be otherwise. But at thrift stores, the old sailor suits, Polly Flinders dresses, and authentic...
Farmer's market: We're regulars at the Farmer's Fare market in East Beach and we visited the Olde Towne Portsmouth market for the first time this summer, but our favorite farmers market that we've visited has to be Morris Farm Market in NE North Carolina, on the way to OBX. It's huge and rambly and you can browse there for hours, the perfect place to spend an...
Anouk doesn't remember our first food truck dining experience way back in 2012! But she has been fascinated with the idea of food trucks lately and asking to have a food truck feast all summer (it's on our Not Bummer Summer list ... stay tuned for another update later this week). I'm not exactly sure what she expected she would find but I think...
