Food and Fun

After a pretty lazy start to our morning, we opted for a trip to Downtown Boone today. We ate brunch at Melanie's Food Fantasy (a meal highlighted by surprising elements: mushroom gravy and tempeh sticks), followed by some shop browsing on King Street and a doughnut dessert at the Local Lion (yum!). We ended our day with a low-stress hot sandwich dinner on the balcony. Solid day of vacation. We had food. We had fun. 

Happy Birthday, Mom

Hanging with Aubrey B and thinking about Mary B on her birthday.

Good Morning, Mountains

Day 1 at the Yonahlossee Inn. Graham and I started the morning on the deck looking out on the mountains.

"Let's sit and watch the world go by," Graham said.

Sounds perfect.

Blue Ribbon Diner, Burlington, N.C.

Our first pit stop on the way to the mountains, if you don't count Urgent Care for Aubrey's fever, was Blue Ribbon Diner in Burlington. Graham loved the "juice box," as he called it; Mommy and Daddy loved the bottomless fries.

Hulk Hands

Inspired by his cousin Madelyn on Saturday, Graham turned two Starbucks water cups into Hulk Hands. They stayed on him for most of the car ride home, even while he was sleeping.

Love, Pass It On

It occurred to me while watching Emily cradle Aubrey Saturday morning that it wasn't so long ago - or at least it doesn't seem so - that I was cradling her.

My oldest niece is loving on my little ones like I've done with her. It's one of the joyous cycles of family life.

All Tuckered Out

The morning after Kings Dominion with his cousins.