Solid orange-Juner.

We closed on the house on Tuesday and the movers came on Wednesday (again, thank you Clemson University for paying moving expenses so we could stay in a hotel until our furniture came!). We don't have any pictures of the house yet, though it is mostly unpacked, thanks to the most wonderful Miss Susan, who drove down from Greensboro on probably the only two days off from work that she had this summer. She was a great help with unpacking and helping keep us kids happy.

We do have a shot of the best part of our house- our new playground! The extra bonus? Grass doesn't grow well in SC, so we're filthy when we're done playing! We really appreciate the luxury of a big back yard and a driveway. We head outside so much now (despite the blazing heat) and play with our toys in the shade of the garage and the many trees that surround our house. And despite the fact that the driveway takes a dangerous slant down into the street (seriously), we've only managed to lose a ball in the woods across the street once (mama did fish it out eventually). Looks like we're going to need to rig up some kind of gate before we lose more things to the hill. Just hope it never frosts down here, or we'll never make it out of our impossibly hilly neighborhood alive.

Grams Cracker and PawPaw made the trip down this weekend so PawPaw could see our house before he is put on full time active duty next week. They also conveniently managed to load their truck up with a great deal of stuff that was placed in the garage with little more than: "We've been storing this stuff for years. Now you have a house and you can take it back." We did manage to score a freezer (bring on that side of beef!), two dressers, a twin bed and an early Christmas present- a wooden play kitchen. It's a very cool kitchen and comes with the greatest accessory- a potholder that I insisted on carrying around all day.

Papa took us on to campus to show us his new office. Oh, sorry Professor, didn't mean to interrupt your work!

We also hit up Fan Appreciation Day at Death Valley- the ridiculously large Clemson football stadium that hold 85,000 fans.

Note what we're wearing. Do you think we stuck out?Here's what everyone else is wearing. This is what you need to know- little girls must wear cheerleading uniforms. Little boys wear football jerseys. Everyone else wears bright orange. If, for some crazy reason, you don't wear official team apparel, you are still obligated to color-coordinate your outfit to match the rest of your family's orange. We have a lot to learn.

We walked around the stadium once and picked up our free water bottles from the Bi-Lo, but didn't bother with standing in line to have our memorabilia signed by every member of the team.

We took off pretty soon because it was hot and poor Henry picked up a bug from his old school and was down all weekend with a fever. It was so bad that when we went out to eat for Sunday lunch, Henry fell asleep on mama's lap. Poor guy.

While Henry recuperated, I tried to show mama what it takes to be a southern belle. These hair bows aren't quite big enough yet, but they're a good start. Next up, pierced ears and a silver chain necklace and bracelet set like we saw on a 1 year old at the store. Maybe mama will get me a monogrammed purse too.

Stay tuned and we'll try to get some pictures of the house up soon.