Trip on the Dragon's Tail and NC Family

We took a trip to see family in NC a couple of weeks ago. It was such a beautiful day, we decided to drive over the "Tail of the Dragon". The Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, with 318 curves in 11 miles, is America's number one motorcycle and sports car road. There were tons of motorcycles out this day. Sydney did really well-slept through most the the drive. Trace decided there was something not quite right about it all- way too many curves in a car, but he felt much better later. Taking this trip in an SUV was fun, but didn't look nearly as fun as zipping around the curves on a bike.
http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

Once the big curves were over, we made a stop to stretch and take a couple of pictures. No, Sydney didn't really ride a motorcycle, but it was a fun picture :).

And here are some pics from the weekend. The big kids (ages 8 & 5) are so funny trying to carry Sydney around like she's a tiny baby and they are grown ups. They are very loving kids.

Here's Sydney and her Uncle Frank.

And cousin's Audrey and Clay. Audrey LOVES milkshakes, but advises us that Granny's are better. We found out the super-secret stuff to make them better (extra sugar). Yes, that's sugar in addition to milk and ice cream. It's a good thing these kids run and play a lot.
She loves to show off and has lots of tricks up her sleeve.
See below. She's telling us how old she is.