Friday, August 1, 2008

Rocking the Smokies

4th of July Fun





We had a blast at the lake this 4th of July!
The Barbers, The Tacketts, The Camerons, The James, The Fielders, The Honeas, The Correros and the "hosts" The Haileys

Beach Club Girls Trip


Manda James, Georgiana Honea, Shelly Kilpatrick, Jennifer Miciello, Katie Magers,
Lauren Hailey, Tonya Barber and Rebecca Tackett

Logan 7th Birthday Fun

SUMMER FUN

Oh this has been a crazy, jam packed summer of fun here at the Barber house! When the boys got out of school we hit the summer wide open!
The boys had a great time at Vacation Bible School. Will brought his buddy Ayden Kilpatrick so that was the icing on the cake!
They loved Twin Lakes Camp with all of their friends. Each day they would tell me about their many adventures- some good, some bad! The over night was a success- though Will was unsure about sleeping over- I did not recieve the phone call to pick him up!
I enjoyed going on a much needed girl trip! Katie Magers invited a few neighborhood girls to spend a long weekend at her little spot at the Beach Club in Gulf Shores. We had a fantastic time. The following weekend the guys enjoyed the same trip thanks to Kevin!
Logan and his buddy Jackson Joyner enjoyed a week at Jackson Prep Art Camp! Wow did Logan have a blast! I was amazed at the art show when I saw all of the great things he created!
Logan wrapped up that week of art with his 7th birthday! I can't believe he is so old! He had a few friends over for cake and ice cream - and play time. Then a limo picked up the boys and took them to the theater to see Walle! They had a blast! Chad and I rode in the Limo- it was so worth it! They were all super funny on the ride to the theater!
We had a fantastic 4th of July at Ross and Lauren Hailey's cabin on Lake Tethelo with some of our favorite families! The kids had a blast jumping off of the pier into the lake! Chad cooked up some of his famous BBQ and everyone brought yummy side dishes! Sam Hailey definitely liked Georgiana Honea's brownies! The fireworks at dark were a hit!
Our family along with the Tackett family enjoyed a trip to visit Brad's parents in Venore, Tennessee- right on the edge of the Smokies! Logan loved tubing on Lake Telleco and Will must have jumped off of the back of the boat into the lake 20 times! We all enjoyed our day adventure in the mountains! The boys got sling shots which made for a good time when we played along the edge of Little River! Chad and Brad were too excited about the Appalachian Trail and made big plans for a hiking trip!
To wrap up the summer fun we took a trip to the Barber beach house and brought our friends the Correros along! The kids had a blast building castles with Mr Chris! Chad and Danielle did a fantastic job with their culinary skills at feeding time!
I enjoyed just being there with my feet in the sand.
Oh, our summer vacation was packed with activities- but we did enjoy a few days of PJs all day, Movie nights and neighborhood pool fun! I can't believe school starts in a week! Logan will be in 1st grade and Will in Kindergarten!! I'm kind of ready to settle into a routine- especially bedtime!