Brennan is 6 months old!!

Summertime Part 2

This is Brady playing with our puppet show area. He is posing with Marcella the monkey and Templeton the rat.

Summertime

Here are some pictures of us at home playing inside and outside. This is Brennan at 6 months old! Yes he is always that happy. And yes, Boone is always that serious. They've been playing with their Geotrax train set every day and love building new setups for it. Saturday, June 2 was a big day for us, Brooke and Brady both learned how to ride their bikes without training wheels. Now they are riding nonstop like real pros!!!

Brennan

Here is our latest addition. I know this is late, but for those who have not seen Brennan Peter Burton, born on November 30, 2006. Also, some more pics of the family.

Here are some more pictures of the family. This summer Brady is loving his scooter and rides it everyday. Boone, who turned 2 in December chases after him pushing his lil tykes car and Brooke keeps both of them in line.

Camping Pictures

Memorial Day Camping Trip

Brooke, Brady, Dad and yes our faithful dog, Bear all went camping in the Linville Gorge this weekend. I was so proud of the kids. We camped in a remote site with no running water, bathrooms or even paved roads. It was primitive, but the kids loved it....and so did Bear. We explored new trails, ran on the rocks, ate lots of s'mores around the campfire and then went to bed to the cool breeze blowing across the mountain. Bear stood watch as a faithful companion and guard dog.



The next morning we got up, ate breakfast and drove to the trail head for the Spence Ridge Trail. This trail goes down into the Gorge itself and right to a picture perfect swimming hole on the Linville River. It's a good 30 minute hike down and then we all jumped in the water to cool down and refresh ourselves. For Brady, it was more like a bath. After camping for a night and playing in the dirt Brady looked like a 3 foot tall coal miner. He was covered in soot and dirt. He washed off in the river and then I grabbed Bear and threw him in the deep in. He quickly emerged and dog paddled like a champ to the shore. The water was about 50 degrees I would guess, maybe colder. After that we hiked back up the trail and this took about one hour. I was so proud of Brady and Brooke. Brooke, with her long legs, hiked up the trail - no problem. Brady was ready to give in at the end but he persevered and made it to the suburban with Dad cheering him on. Check out the pics.