Memorial Day Weekend in Georgia (don't tell Tucker!)

For ages my 3-yr-old nephew Tucker has known that he and his family would be coming down to TN over Memorial Day to visit us and have a vacation in the mountains. He's very clear on the fact that we live in TN (and Henny and Papa live in the blue house, etc. etc.) and that is where he planned to vacation.

However, turns out that the house we rented is technically in GA, just several miles from the TN border.

Did we dare mention this slight difference to him?  NO.

By far the highlight of Emery's time in the mountains was my brother and sister-in-law's dog, Ben. He tolerated her admiration quite well, though at times she was so persistent in showing him her affections that he couldn't nap anywhere. I imagine this frustrated him.

We spent lots of time just relaxing at the cabin, but also enjoyed a hike, some time in downtown Chattanooga, a double-date night and picnic with friends.

Emery enjoyed breakfast each morning with her younger cousin Molly (in this pic, Emery is probably looking at Ben, her new love).

She also learned to climb stairs (we don't have them at our house), and was stumped when all of a sudden the stairs were no longer available.

There were plenty of tea parties to be had (gotta love Emery's glazed-over look - too much tea perhaps?)

And new laptops to try out (if only Uncle Austin would permit it!)

And of course the vacation wouldn't have been complete without getting the girls in matching outfits, alongside their valiant, older brother/cousin Tucker, who truly is an all-star with the girls and revels in every adorable thing they do, sometimes even more than their grandmother, if that's even possible!