this Auburn fan was feeling left out of the vacation pics. We're at Ocracoke coffe co., yum.

sailing!

we made it to OBX!

splash country

I have to blow this one up to get the full effect. We went to the lake with our neighbors this weekend and the kids had a blast. Oh, of course we did too. But can you see it on his face here? That is pure excitement. And no, mom, they weren't going that fast. Mike was nice and didn't flip them over like he did to Wayne last summer.

Audrey liked riding in the boat but she really liked s'mores on the dock.

Miles was so brave, he even jumped off the high dock several times!


We had so much fun, thanks Mike & Leslie for taking us, and thanks to our other awesome neighbors Beth & Dan for taking care of the pups for the night. We really appreciate it!!

The big 4-0!

Happy birthday, Wayne! On May 31st he turned the big 4-0 and we celebrated all weekend long. We went to Nashville to have a dinner party with the family, which Elizabeth graciously hosted for us. Mimi, PawPaw Don, Kyle and Megan were able to join us from Memphis, but unfortunately BeeBe & PopPop were already in NC and couldn't make it back. We ate yummy dinner and cake from Zoes Kitchen, which I really wish would open near us in Knoxville.

As usual, the cousins had a great time together. We had a pinata (Miles's idea) and Miles, Kate and Audrey each took a crack at it before Evan the Little Leaguer literally whacked its tail off.

Miles got some Jedi practice in. Yes, Tiffany, this one is in the "Miles's rehearsal dinner slideshow" file!

And Audrey warmed up to the cicadas, even helping with the hunt. Boy, were they loud! I'm glad they have skipped Knoxville for the swarm this year.

Wayne had a great time celebrating, thank you to our families for making it a special occasion for him!