Summer 2007 Beach

Kids at the playground; including Boone "wildman" Burton!! Girls at the beach - PAM, WENDY, DONNA - taking a break while the Dads play with the kids, get buried in sand and build sand castles. These women are living the good life.

More of Summer 2007

More Hilton Head pictures. Enjoying the summer evening after a day at the beach. Pool picture in Atlanta with the cousins.

Summer 2007

The above pictures are from our vacation in August 2007. Brooke, Brady and Dad went Shark Fishing off the coast of Hilton Head Island, SC and Dad had a blast!! Brooke did not want to touch the bait or get near it and Brady was a little more interested in the snacks than the fishing. Afterwards we went to a local restaurant and the kids posed with the Pirates.

Brian and the boys

Here is Uncle Brian (Pam's twin brother) and Patrick and Sean. They played baseball on the beach everyday that week. Get a good look at these boys, America. I think their dream is to play for the Atlanta Braves. I have to say - they are very good, and made the Little League All Star team in Atlanta. Patrick is having a slightly bad hair day - no worries, though - they are not into girls yet :)

Summer 2007 Beach Pictures

Here are some more pictures of our trip to Duck, NC. Brady and Boone - brothers and best friends. The picture of Boone screaming into the camera was typical of him as everyone on the trip learned. He does not really have an "inside" voice and his communication to the world is - "Hear me roar!" As you can see they were having the time of their life chasing waves and then waves chasing them.

Summer 2007

Here are several pictures from our beach trip to Duck, NC with Pam's family from New York, Atlanta, Boston, and California. We all had a blast and the kids were crying when we left. We built sand castles,played baseball with future Major Leaguers - Patrick and Sean Comerford and even George got to boogie board on some nice size waves. Much bigger than those in SC beaches!! Pam, the SUPERMOM, got a break by having Grandma Joan, Grandpa Pete, Aunt Dorothy, Aunt Jane and Aunt Eileen there to love on the kids, take them for walks, feed them, etc. The first picture is the Comerford - Burton family. Grandpa Pete, Grandma Joan, Brian (Pam's twin brother), his wife Molly and their 3 boys; Patrick, Sean and Casey. Also, George and Pam with Brooke (aka Hollywood), Brady, Boone (the wildman) and Brennan. The couch pictures show the kids in the media room after a long day at the beach. There is one big kid in there too named Aunt Dorothy. She looks and acts 30 but think she's about 40! You wonder where Brooke gets her good looks from and the nickname Hollywood?.... here's my beautiful wife..Pam! More to come....

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.

The Burton Beehive

This blog is about the Burton Family. We named it the Burton Beehive because our 4 children all have names starting with "B". Brooke is 7, Brady is 4, Boone is 2 and Brennan is 5 months old. Our dog is Bear and he is around 6 years old. My wife is Pam and my name is George. This blog is for all of our wonderful family and friends out there who may, from time to time, want to log on and see what's up with the family and view new pictures of the kids. More to come.