Carolina del Norte

Once we got to North Carolina, we set out to conquer the state. Our cousins Rich and Eileen (and Livi girl) were kind enough to let us stay at their house for a week. We explored Duke campus, UNC campus, the Raleigh Temple, Fort Macon, and the good ol' town of Greenville ... and that's just the half of it. North Carolina is beautiful. It's GREEN. It's HUMID. And it's part of the DIRTY SOUTH.

The UNC basketball stadium. There is no bench seating at all there. Every seat in the house is an actual blue seat.

Mr. James Buchanan Duke

Morg and Riles mimicking the forefathers of the United States.

The Duke basketball arena was the size of a high school gym ... but that didn't make any less cool. Go Blue Devils.

The troops guarding Fort Macon :)

The best part about this picture is Livy's smile. Haha

This is an optical illusion ... We're not ACTUALLY in the jail.

After he hopped up the ledge.

Pretty sure soldiers don't wear Adidas sandals, but whatever.

This is one of my favorite pics of Sissy ... the crazy, windblown hair with the grin.

This is authentic North Carolina barbecue from B's. BBQ chicken and pork, potatoes, coleslaw, and fried corn bread sticks. Delish.

This is B's Barbecue, a hole in the wall place that was featured on "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives". (A show on the Food Network)

In front of the Raleigh Temple, which is TINY by the way.

Morg and Sissy were matching ... and I had to capture this cute moment.

I think it's clear that Sissy will not be attending UNC any time soon.

Rafiki couldn't pass up the urge to present Sissy to Duke stadium.

I'm OBSESSED with this picture. She is the cutest.

Duke Stadium entrance.

I'm pretty sure that Sissy was a bit delirious at this point :) Skipping a nap will do it to ya.

Morgan running around the Duke track.