Lake and UNC visit

These are late and out of order, but I wanted to post them nonetheless.

We got to go to my uncle's lake house over Memorial Day weekend. It used to be my grandparents' house and we grew up going there so it is a special place for me. I love going there. It's beautiful and full of wonderful memories. We only got to stay a day but it was still great and special.

Here are the boys who got up bright and early. I told my uncle that they couldn't go on a boat ride until everyone was up. I have this vivid memory as a child of all the cousins going on a ride in the morning but me because I had slept in. I woke just after they left and since there were no cell phones back then, no one could come back. Well, that day they went to the dam which is really far away. They were gone for hours, or at least that's what I remember. I never went to the dam in my life. Now I'm sure it's not that fantastic or anything but still. So in order to prevent any lasting memories for my children of being left behind, there were no rides until all were up! :) Silly, I know.

this was the fisherman. he loved fishing with Grandma.

and Grandma loved fishing with him.

Dawson preferred quick fishing. Didn't quite have the patience as Kenan. Thankfully, the fish were biting and you could fish quickly...even though that kind of goes against the idea of fishing.

It was cold (probably no cooler than low 80s, high 70s) but that called for hot chocolate.

On the way home we stopped at Kenan's namesake at UNC. Here he is with the K on the gate at the stadium. Silas refused to move.

Sweet brothers on one side, the other minding his own business.

One day he won't look so tiny.

Daddy and his boy

A family shot with really hot boys

This is our Carolina boy. He is a tarheel born and bred.

This one is not. So my dear Aunt Trisha taught Kenan the first weekend home to say " Go Duke" and since then he has been hooked. He always comes up to my mom when he wants something and says " Go Duke....Grandma, me want...." :) Anyway, so we were at UNC trying to get Kenan a new shirt for pictures. All he wanted was a "goDuke" shirt. In the middle of the UNC bookstore " I want a shirt that says " Go Duke!"" I just wanted that kid to be quiet. It was terrible. We tried dark blue shirts- anything but he always asked what it said. So we ended up finally with a Green Eggs and Ham shirt with only the little bit of Carolina on it. He didn't really ask if it said Carolina or maybe we just avoided the question. Regardless, we got him in it. We took pictures. Then we pulled out of UNC. Just a minute down the road, he showed us really how really felt about UNC.

The shirt was so stained that it was in OxyClean for over 24 hrs. So whenever he decides to wear it again (which he has only refused) it is clean and ready. I have a feeling, though, that it will be Silas' shirt. Hopefully he'll be faithful.