Welcoming the Schmidts

Today, we had the honor of welcoming our good friends, the Schmidts, who were coming back from adopting Baby Benaiah (Meteku) from Ethiopia. It was a very emotional day for everyone.

Most of the Schmidt family (including aunts, cousins, grandparents, ect) were there to see them for the first time in more than a week, and to welcome a new baby brother.

Benaiah was very tired and not used to the change of time zones.

Follow this link to go to their blog post

Here are a few photos:

Fun at the State Fair

After a quick breakfast, we were on our way on Tuesday to have fun at the North Carolina State Fair.

We had a lot of fun. With all the rides, displays, and the FOOD. :P

Here is what we ate (yum!):

Giant Turkey legs (Carl, Bethany, and Dan)

Sausage Sandwiches (everyone else)

Onion Rings

Fried Candy Bars (Milky Way, Snickers)

Fried Pecan Pie

Kettle Corn

Corn Dogs

French Fries

Funnel Cake

We stayed the longest that we have ever stayed this year.

Away from the Blogging World

Sorry that we have not posted for the last three months. We have been very busy with speech, debate, awana, soccer, SEEK, ect.

But after finding out that a plant has a daily blog, we think we can do it. No joke, a plant in Japan has its own blog using biological technology.Even posting how much fun he was having in the sun.

So now we will provide a steady stream of posts, capturing our last couple of months...

October Birthday

Dan enjoyed his birthday today. Our cake supported the Mina Project, and it tasted delicious! Pumpkin spice with savory frosting and white chocolate accessories. Yum! Doesn't it look beautiful?

Anyways, we had a very fun day with Grandpa and Grandma over. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!

Trip to the Dead Sea Scrolls

Before all of our wonderful celebrations, we brought Papa and Grandma along on a field trip, to the Dead Sea Scrolls. You are not allowed to take pictures in the exhibit, but we have a few from the rest of the Museum.

This photo is from outside the Museum. It was made for the "Bug fest" this weekend and was still there. They made it completely from sand. Amazing!

We got a discount for our subscription to the News and Observer, which sponsors the Museum.

Arriving early, we quickly got our audio tours and were one of the first groups in. We spent a lot of time there and we learned a lot.

After eating lunch, we proceeded to explore the rest of the Museum. Some of the highlights included an action style film on the life of a dung beetle, and the walk-in butterfly area.

Finnaly, we made it back home to celabrate Dan's birthday.