Camp Nana Puddin'

 Last weekend we spent four days in Tennessee with my family.  We affectionately referred to this weekend as Camp Nana Puddin'.

We picked the Burgins up from the airport and then drove to TN to meet Z and Amber.  While the drive through the Smokies was beautiful, it did not go over so well with Landon boy.  Poor baby got SO CARSICK on the drive back down the mountain.  I think it was a combination of the winding roads and his ears.  : (

We celebrated summer birthdays for half the family.

Friday morning we got up and headed to Ober Gatlinburg.  It was incredibly HOT that weekend.

The kids enjoyed lots of little rides and games at the top of the mountain.

The little kids found some shade for a bit at the playground.

The big kids competed in couples at the Maze.  So much fun!  The Pettys of Wake Forest won, then the Taffs, and finally the Burgins.

The view coming back down the mountain was incredible!

Between Landon's ears and medication issues, plus a nasty stomach bug that got passed around (only Puddin, Wesley, Clark, and Maddie were left standing in the end), day 2 was spent trying to relax.  We ended up changing cabins due to an AC issue.  The move was definitely worth it!

It's no easy task to get a picture of four kids four and under!

On day 3 in TN we went to the Titanic Museum.  So cool!  Everyone had a great time, and saw some beautiful things!

Before going through the exhibit, everyone is given a real person and you find out in the end whether or not your person survived, and what happened to them after the Titanic.  (It reminded me a lot of the Holocaust museum in that respect.)

Eli was obviously not super excited about getting on a sinking ship.

 Good news.  All the Taffs survived the ice berg!

The adults played several rounds of a game Z and Amber introduced us to:  Killer Bunnies.  So much fun!

Sunday night we dined at the Apple Barn for supper and it did not disappoint.  'Twas delicious!

The last time Wesley and I were here I was pregnant with Eli.  Five years later and we've got two boys in tow!

Eli picked out a set of binoculars from the Titanic gift shop.  We did a lot of porch sitting on this vacation, and the binoculars were perfect for that.

Taking in the view!

The drive home was much easier on this guy's tummy.  He was a much happier traveler!

Thanks Nana and Puddin' for such a fun vacation!  We can't wait to do it again!!

Six Years

July 11 marked 6 years for us!  We spent the day before in Auburn.  Wesley had arranged to rent a plane from the university and for our friend Tony to fly us around campus.  Such a fun surprise!

Tony and Wesley sat in the front of the plane and I had the back.  We couldn't sit together because of weight distribution!  Wesley helped play navigator and held the GPS.

Campus.

Samford is just as pretty from the air as it is from the ground.

War Eagle!  And check out that new video board!

Toomers Corner being worked on.

It's amazing, campus isn't nearly as big from the air as it is when you're trying to haul it from the band field to Biggin Hall in 10 minutes every MWF.  So since we still had time left out on our rental, we flew over to Phenix City to find our house.  Tony even let Wesley fly for a bit.  Eeeek!!

Phenix City from the air.

After our air tour, we hit up Toomers Corner for lemonade, and then headed to Acre for lunch.

The food was AMAZING!  I made us be those cheesy people and take pictures with our food.

Wesley got some kind of burger.

And I got cat fish tacos.  Everything at Acre is either grown on site, at the university, or by local farmers.  The catfish in my tacos came straight from the fisheries.  War Eagle to that!

Here's to many more years, Wesley Taff!  I love you!

Trip to the Dentist

About a month ago we took Eli to the dentist for his first teeth cleaning!  We talked it up big, but there were still some jitters.

The hygienist wanted x-rays.  Bless her.  It took LOTS of pep talks and convincing that he wasn't going to get hurt.  Look at that pitiful little face!  This was probably the point in the experience where he was promised a new Paw Patrol toy.

A little lesson on what the machine would be doing to his teeth.

He did relax a little eventually...

When did he get this big?!

X-rays!

A good report from the dentist!