Hot June Weekend

This weekend was hot! It feels like August already! But we had fun, nonetheless. On Saturday the kids and I went to the Nicholas Wheeler Vivian Foundation’s Annual Auction. This is a foundation that identifies families with financial challenges related to children’s medical expenses. They provide funds to offset the costs of medical equipment, prescription medications, and bills, as well as everyday necessities such as utilities and food. The foundation also works with the Chapel Hill-Durham Mothers of Multiples club to provide financial assistance for health care, education, and living expenses of families with twins and triplets. They raised an incredible $9000! I was so glad to be involved!

In this image from left to right going clockwise: a KPO Photo Family Story, which as won by Sarah Shunk. Thanks, Sarah!!! Then the beautiful Vivian family who hosted this event. All guests paid $10 to eat at an incredible buffet and all the children ate free. The children enjoyed getting their face painted by Paint Savvy. A mask and statue set was just one of the interesting things to bid on. Finally, on the lower, right-hand corner is Sarah Kenan Shunk with Piper and Avery.

The bidding was done through the computer, which was a cool way to do it.

After the event the kids and I went home to play. I had the idea of wedging our inflatable pool underneath the slide. What fun! Our neighbor, Cole, was over to help.

Then we headed inside to play. I will do a longer blog post about this later, but we have an amazing dollhouse with a long history. My uncles made it for me and my brother’s and sister when I was 5 or so. This house somehow has survived and my kids are helping to fix it up. My mom saved all the furniture and it was so interesting to see that they set up the rooms in the same way I did when I was little.