Ready for Football!
We sure are and a visit to Chapel Hill got us all revved up! With Coach Fedora up in the Blue Zone With offensive genius Coach Anderson and recruiting whiz Coach Bell with Quinshad Davis with Kareem Martin & Malik Simmons Early peek at the new uniforms with Thomas Moore and Joey Mangili Let’s pump.. read more →
Faith visit
Hayley’s sister Faith came to stay with us for a weekend and we had a great time. The girls hit the pool a few times, hung out with our next door neighbor, went to Winterpast Farm and went horseback riding. See more photos … read more →
Dark on Both Sides
Hayley spent two weeks at a great teen film workshop St. Augustine’s. 16 kids, a college professor and some of her students – they had access to the entire campus to shoot and the film department’s gear. They all really worked hard on stuff and I’m really impressed how much technical stuff they’ve done with.. read more →
Semi-Formal
The Kestrel Eighth grade semi-formal was really fun. Jeff and I chaperoned for much of the evening. Hayley got ready with her friend Sandra over at our house and then meet her boyfriend Andrew at the dance. Lots more photos read more →
Eight grade graduation
The Kestrel eighth grade graduation was really lovely, we didn’t take a ton of photos since it was rainy. Hayley got one of four scholar-athlete awards for playing three sports and keeping up her grades. High school, here she comes! Lots more photos read more →
Fleetwood Mac
We drove down to Charlotte to see Fleetwood Mac, one of my favorite bands. I’ve been waiting for Stevie Nicks to tour with them again and once she agreed, I knew we had to go. Initially we were going to have to go to Atlanta to see them but they added more shows and luckily.. read more →
UNC vs Duke – Hayley’s last ballkid assignment
After seven great years, Hayley’s run as a ballkid has come to an end. NCAA rules prohibit high school kids from being ballkids so her last game this season is the final home game of the year, UNC vs Duke. Hayley is so lucky to have had this opportunity and we send out huge thanks.. read more →
Hello Spring!
We had a great lowkey Easter at home. Hayley said she figured she was too old for an Easter basket but she’ll never be took old in my book. Then we headed to the beach with my Mom, Stepdad and Aunt Cathie. It really was a wonderful trip. we got a fantastic beach house and.. read more →
Science Fair
Hayley won her school science fair and advanced to the state regionals again this year. She tested how effectively antibacterial/antibiotic bandaids were vs regular bandaids. Short version – antibacterial/antibiotic are MUCH better. Her teacher said One of the EPA judges got his PhD in microbiology and was extremely impressed with Hayley’s project. He was a.. read more →
Boston trip – updated with all the pics
We went to Boston for a week a couple of months ago and had a great time. It had been years since we had been back and my cousin Nicole’s wedding was the perfect excuse to catch a plane headed north. While I was raised in Chapel Hill, I was actually born in Boston where.. read more →