Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Hooray Anna!

Anna was selected by one of her teachers as the SPOTS student of the quarter! So proud of Anna’s hard work, responsibility, kindness and perseverance! Love that Emerson wanted to come home to celebrate with her!


Tea with Daddio 2

Anna patiently waited for her special day with Daddio! Tea at The Umstead was ever special with their favorite waitress, Ms. Season. The savory favorite was a cinnamon raisin crostini with goat cheese & prosciutto and the sweet favorite was a raspberry key lime mousse.  They always wrap up their day with a walk around the lake stopping to climb every tree!


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

#Beach Buddies

 Kate was invited to join her friend Lindsey for the weekend at their beach home! They enjoyed a gorgeous day on the water spotting dolphins and wild horses! 





Carolina Fun

 Alex and I took advantage of our day on UNCs campus. Between round and during breaks, Alex and I toured the campus and ate lunch at the Carolina Inn! 



Monday, January 29, 2024

Ethics Bowl

Max and seven Green Level High School students participated in the annual Ethics Bowl at UNC- Chapel Hill.  His team competed against 23 other teams from the state and came in second place! It was a fantastic day filled with incredible discussions and insightful thinking. 

NCL Tea

We received our golden ticket to the Willy Wonka Themed NCL Tea! Kate’s class was charged with awards and gifts for certain mothers. Kate earned the president’s Service Award for 100+ hours of service.

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Loved Always


Abigail Brittany Johnson is remembered fondly by all who love and miss her dearly. All the nice and nephews decorated rocks full of color, hearts and rainbows to represent the love and joy she brought to all of our lives.

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Max’s Buddies

Max has a great group of buddies up the street - Ishan, Jason, and Rithik! Today, one of the moms scooped them all up spontaneously to celebrate Ishan’s birthday - they went to Dave and Busters and a park to play basketball. Seriously, a perfect day for this group of guys!

Pleasant Park

Pleasant Park is the new park in town!!!  It has an epic playground, multiple field, green space, pickleball and basketball courts, and upcoming splash pad and trail.  

Scrap Exchange

A very special place exists in Durham that Mimi introduced the kids to - The Scrap Exchange! It is a building full of treasures! Mimi took advantage of our teacher workday and took Alex and Anna to the Scrap Exchange today. After four hours, they returned beaming with a box full of treasures and only spent $3.25! ❤

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Happy Hearts

I love how much JOY each kid finds in their own activities! ❤️❤️❤️