Stop #4... North Carolina

Since we never get to see Stew's brother and family much, we decided to stop over in Clemmons, NC. The kids were so excited to see their cousins. We don't get to see them very often, since we are on opposite sides of the continent. The girls took to each other like neighbors. I was nervous they would be shy around us, but nope! We were welcomed at the car with big hugs! We had a blast! We hiked Pilot Mountain, went to a small amusement park and panned for gems, and spent 4th of July swimming and eating great food and watching fireworks over a river. It was great. Poor Liam was truly odd man out. Their girls are about our kids ages. Alexa 11, Kirra 10, Olivia 8, Malia 7, Maya 6, Julia 5, McKenna 2, Liam 1 1/2. It was quite the line up of girls! We figured out that for one month a year, their ages will go in order (counting the other 2 cousins) from 12 down to 5 plus 2 2 yr. olds. Fun! (I'm always figuring out numbers and patterns. It's a sickness. ha ha) Everyone got along perfectly, so calm, peaceful, and no fighting, except when Liam had to prove his manliness and push little McKenna around. He was amazed how she would cry every time he hit her. Strange reaction. LOL One of my favorite shots, is McKenna driving the yellow car, because Liam, who is infatuated with everything cars, is screaming in the background... TURN! TURN! ha ha ha He's a very verbal kid. It was a great trip, and lucky for us, we just missed the "humidity wave." Yeah! Beautiful everything!