Beautiful garden

Are you aware of the beautiful garden next to the Fisher Signs shop next to Locopops? You should be. I believe the guy who owns Fisher Signs is responsible for it.

Visit to the NC Transportation Museum

On August 5th we took a trip to the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. The trip was instigated by Carl's mom, and Milo's friends Elena and Juliette also went.

Spencer was once home to Spencer Shops, a major Southern Railway overhaul facility for steam engines. The shops closed in the mid-1960s when they were unable to make the switch to servicing diesel engines. The restored shops and several restored trains, as well as some beautiful ruins, form the bulk of the museum. It is really pretty amazing. (See promo video.)


Ask Chris to tell you how hot it was in this non-airconditioned car.




Caboose


Toy train full of tools (moved from the toy workshop)


Lucie and private car




Daddy and Milo in front of the roundhouse. Did I mention that it was hot?

Missing teeth!

After a very long wait, Lucie finally lost her first tooth on August 3rd. She was soo excited. She pulled it out at dinner time, while we were talking about it. She was especially happy that Anne and Jon were there to be witnesses.

Our day

Lucie wrote this account of a typical day in the Ciccone household a few weeks ago:

"We eat breakfast. Then we hang out. Then we go to school or go grocery shopping. Then we talk and we have lunch. Then we play. Then Milo has a booby. Hang out some more. Then me and Milo go to bed."

In case you were wondering why we never get the house and yard work done, now you know.