(This post is for grandparents only, pretty much)

Just so you know, we have a few birthdays coming up in our family.

Kaya’s birthday list: 3T sweaters/sweatshirts. She likes pockets. 3T nightgowns/summer pajamas. 4T anything. Coloring books that are little and can fit in the diaper bag. A sprinkler. A iPad mini case that can be hooked to the back of the front seat of a car for watching movies – I have no idea if that exists. Kid headphones – I don’t know if that exists either but I bet it does.

My list: Shirts for work. And this: (this was magically in my cabinet the other day, and it was delicious and I want more of this:)

We ventured to the museums of Raleigh this past weekend – this time we checked out the Museum of Natural Sciences (or something like that). We saw North Carolina’s own Acrocanthosaurus – but more fun, we climbed on some rocks next to the acrocanthosaurus.

We’ve been singing Happy Birthday America all morning.

Tommy, Yoya, and Kaya ran Durham’s quintessential race this past weekend: the point 262. It is a 0.262 mile long race that ends at Fullsteam, designed for those a little more the Rose-style than marathoners. Dylan and I drank a cold beer while they ran. I heart Durham.

Laney has two smiles – a big gaping open mouth smile, and the more rare and reserved but still very happy closed mouth smile. I finally caught the latter on camera. I think she looks like Daddy when she does this smile.