PI, SC

Did you miss us? We've been playing all week long at our favorite beach, Pawleys Island, SC. For the 3rd year we were joined by our friends Robb & Yen, and this year we got to meet their 7 month old daughter Elizabeth. And in a crazy coincidence, some friends from Knoxville who have a son in Miles's class were 3 houses down from us.
The weather was gorgeous with a couple of big storms at night. It is so cool to watch lightning over the night ocean (at least it's cool when you know there's not a hurricane behind it!). One afternoon there was a rainbow stretching from shore to the sea, huge and bright. Our house couldn't have been closer to the ocean, it literally lapped on our steps at high tide.

Audrey did not like the ocean when we got there. In fact as I carried her over the waves she screamed, "DON'T LIKE! DON'T LIKE!" But by Friday she was running into the waves, trying to stand in the (her) waist deep water and not minding at all when she got knocked down.

Miles loved every bit of it, splashing in the surf, digging in the sand, all of it. Until bedtime when he would tell me how much he missed his doggies Apollo & Chelsea.
And anythig can be made better with a Cherry Limeade!

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The Fair!

Beebe & PopPop were here this week and took Miles to the Tennessee Valley Fair for some belated birthday fun. Hooooooo boy did they have some fun! Miles rode his first rides - the ferris wheel, the Wacky Worm, the Sizzler, the Up Up & Away, and the Mardi Gras funhouse. I don't think I ever got to ride that many rides when I went to the fair!

He saw all the cool horticulture and some animals, but the coolest thing he did was at the Bovine Birthing Center. Yes, he saw the birthing of a calf. Don't ask him to show you what happened. He will. And I'm not explaining any further details! But after it was born they came over to him and asked him what he wanted to name the new boy. He chose "Miles". What a lovely name!!
We also celebrated his 4th birthday again, this time with a doughnut hole cake at his request.

The stitch count won't increase today! Miles was playing batman and crashed onto a side table, cutting his eyebrow a little. The dr. said it would heal just fine.

we love Sonic happy hour!

Power of the T

It's football time in Tennessee! It's been a while since we've had a reason to be excited about football season, and though there's still a lot to prove, we started off with a bang. There's a lot of hype for them to back up, so well see how it goes this weekend.
Our neighbors Janna & Rob invited us to go to the game with them. They had seats in a skybox, which was somewhere I'd never sat before. There was a great view (see Wayne's view, above), air conditioning and a full buffet going on through the whole game. They did have game dogs and popcorn, but also BBQ, etouffee, bananas foster and a Mayfield cooler stocked with ice cream novelties. I brought Miles a "power T" cookie, but I think he had plenty of fun at home during the game. Janna & Rob's daughter came over to play during the game (don't worry, we left them with TWO babysitters). When we walked in after the game, Miles came running out saying, "No, leave! Go back!" They were having a blast.

Check out Miles's cool game day shirt. My friend Amy makes all sorts of cute items like this, and gave this to Miles for his birthday.

{Practicing his touchdown yell}

Sunday was a fun afternoon with Tracy, Jennifer & Davey (who were in town from Atlanta), Lori and Elise & Daniel. Miles & Davey had major lego fun and did a little wrasslin' before watching Robin Hood. The rest of us (including Audrey!) sat around the kitchen table laughing all afternoon. I'm sorry we didn't get a photo before Elise & Daniel headed out for Boomsday. Can't wait for everyone to come in town again!