Photos: UNC Alumni Games, 2nd version
Forgot to post these! These are from the second part of the UNC 100 years of Basketball celebration Alumni game, the part in February. This very well could be the last public appearance of legendary UNC Coach Dean Smith and I’m so glad Hayley was able to see it. That was the highlight of course.. read more →
Leslie Hall story on CNN!
One of our super favorite perfomers Leslie Hall was profiled on CNN!! And OMG, she’s in talks for a show on HBO!!! I thought seeing her live and on Yo Gabba Gabba was a big deal – an entire show of the Midwest Diva and her lady jams might just blow my mind! YOU’RE GLAMOROUS!.. read more →
Photos: UNC wins National Championship
Photos from watching the game at the Sky Bar (Thanks Russell), down on Franklin Street after the win and at the Dean Dome the next day to welcome the team back. See more photos from this set: Regular view (easiest to find one in particular or print) Slideshow view (easiest to see them all) read more →
Jeff’s folks at Obama Rally
Jeff’s folks were selected to be on the stands right behind Barack Obama at a rally in Roanoke, VA on Oct. 17th. I collected some photos and videos of them. Sharen is in light blue with a blue hat, John is in maroon shirt with a maroon hat. Photos: Video: read more →
Photos: Jeff’s folks in Rome & Greece with VT women’s basketball team
Jeff’s parents John and Sharen are touring Rome and Greece with the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team. The team has a blog with photos from the games and site seeing and we found a few photos of his folks. read more →
Holly Springs Sun article on U10G Crush
The Holly Springs Sun had an article on Hayley’s soccer team making to the finals in their first big-time away tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. I finally got around to scanning it in. It was lovely to see an article on them since we had such a great time down there and the girls played.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Hayley as ‘celebrity judge’ at Webkinz Party
OH MY GOSH, Hayley and I had so much fun at the Webkinz Party at Swagger Gifts today. We got to judge contests, buy webkinz at 50% off, face/arm painting with the Webkinz W, snacks, coloring and all sorts of stuff. Hayley, myself and Mandy, the wonderful store owner, were the judges of the contests.. read more →
Photo: Kelsey wins crown!
Jeff’s cousin Kelsey was crowned Miss Amboy. Amboy is a town outside of Chicago where the Hillisons’ family farm and graveyard are located. Kelsey is Jeff’s cousin – her dad Rory is the brother of Jeff’s dad John. Hayley adores Kelsey and her older brother Ryan. Kelsey Miller (left) celebrates with last year’s winner Bethany.. read more →
Michelle & Hayley make it onto CNN.com!
Yeah for REAL, Hayley’s photo and Michelle’s words are on CNN’s website! They were doing a special on Harry Potter and asked for good quality photos of kids in HP gear. So I sent them a really good one from Halloween. They CALLED me on Monday to talk to me about it all. And then.. read more →
Hayley and Michelle’s folks in the newspaper!
Hayley and my folks were interviewed at the U.S. Women’s Open by the Wilmington Star News and Hayley made the newspaper!! I posted the full article and bolded the parts about Hayley and my parents. Click here to see the article on the Wilmington Star News website or read it below: Golf, fans and good.. read more →