This is a post about everything. This is a post about nothing. It is hard to say really- things move FAST during December.
Rosie had a birthday. Its true. Every year, right after thanksgiving, and Taylor does an awesome job planning everything. And then December starts getting busy, and we are tired after doing all the things for Rosies birthday.
BUT the birthday was fun.
Cmon, doesn’t that look like fun? It was an 80s themed party at the skating rink. In case you were wondering what the skating rink is like these days- the answer is, the exact same. Nothing has changed in the world of skating rinks in the past 30 years. It even smelled the same, whatever that might mean.
Who is the weird person posing with these children? That’s me:
In fact, the week after the party, I volunteered at Rosies school for the December teacher luncheon, and a few children came up and confirmed my new nickname: 80s dad.
Rosie crushed it. Everyone had fun. Its amazon how these kids show up and only a few of them can skate; two hours later, everyone is making it around the rink having a blast.
The leaves are finished. This is a big deal. We have an insane amount of leaves from 3 oak trees, a cypress tree, a dogwood tree, a Japanese maple, a few other things, and leaves from the neighbors yards. Anyways, Rosie made a fun video to share:
I don’t know how many bags were the grand total, but I went out with a bang. Pictures never do this kind of thing justice, but as a manly dad, I am fulfilling my manly dad duties:
The Registers had a fun night out. We painted the town red. and white. And green. And purple.
ANd by town, I mean one specific, child-friendly and winter-themed location. The winter wonderlights were a lot of fun.
Also, in the spirit of Christmas, Mercy’s class sends home Mary and Joseph to each kid’s home leading up to Christmas. Mercy, who is new to the whole “smile for a picture” thing, was having a blast playing and smiling, until I asked her to smile for a picture:
She did smile at the idea of giving the holy chosen couple a few potato chips though:
This weekend Mercy was invited to a party as well. Rosie’s social life is more dominant than most anyone I know, but Mercy’s reaction when we told her she was going to a party for a kid in her class was precious: “My friends my friends m friends!” she said in glee. It was a “glitter magic sparkle princess party.” And Taylor was out of town. So I went. 7 out of 10.
BUT, the face paint lady was amazing.
Running of the balls? Well, I needed something that started with “R”. We didn’t really run the balls this year. We did crash a party where Rosie knew someone. And as soon as we got there, mercy fell DEEP into a puddle of mud, and got chunky mud all over her shoes. We make a great first impression.
The end of the party was to walk around the neighborhood and see the balls. Pictures at night aren’t the best, but the event is amazing. and here it is in the local news: Running of the balls
Finally, last weekend I got to attend the “Be Great Foundation” gala. It is a local non profit that teaches IT skills to people that might not otherwise get exposed to it. Here is the link if you want to learn more: https://thebegreatfoundation.org
It is an awesome event, and these two kids are being recognized for helping to create an app that can help out their peers who are struggling with food issues at home. The app connects restaurants, volunteer delivery drivers, and families, to ensure that anyone can request a meal, anonymously, if needed. The picture isn’t great, but it was inspiring to hear of these great things happening in Greensboro.
Also, since you made it to the bottom of this post, you must not be a in a rush to do something else, so here are a few more pictures from the past couple weeks that were hard to place above:
