Weekend Update: Fall Family Fun

"When you look at your life,  the greatest happiness are family happinesses” - Dr. Joyce Brothers

Fiona in her Baby Tar Heel t-shirt, excited that the Tar Heels won on Saturday! Or..laughing hysterically after biting the heck out of Mom's finger. You decide.

Fall is here -- and helped make this past weekend a wonderful one for family fun.

Ryan's parents came to Durham for a visit.  Throughout the weekend we enjoyed great food, dining outside, and lots of outdoor playtime.  Some highlights:

Playing at Duke Park on Saturday and Trinity Park on Sunday.  Fiona loved exploring on her own at both parks.  We also met 2 other Fiona's while we were playing! We're so lucky to live in a neighborhood surrounded by wonderful places to play.

Three generations of Fehrmans at play.



I love going down the big girl slide with Mommy!

Riding on the firetruck with Grandma Fehrman.

Miss Independent. 

Saturday afternoon, Fiona and I showed Grandma our favorite place at the NC Museum of Life and Science while Ryan and Grandpa kept the home fires burning and the football games on.

T-Rex? Eh. The other kids here are much more interesting creatures.

After Fiona went to sleep on Saturday night, Ryan cooked an amazing fusion dinner for us: Caribbean Tuna Tacos with Coconut Rice, Cinnamon Black Beans, Pineapple & Mint Salsa, and Guacamole Salad.  The food was delicious beyond words.  The company and setting - tiki torches aglow - could not have been better.

Sunday we all enjoyed a jazz brunch, I treated myself to an 8 mile run in Duke Forest, and then ran errands, before Grandma & Grandpa Fehrman gave us the wonderful gift of a night out! 

Ryan and I celebrated our 5th anniversary a couple of weeks early with dinner at Buku and watching Vampire Weekend under the stars at downtown Raleigh's new outdoor amphitheater.  We danced pretty hard for an old married couple!