July 4th

The kids are having a great time swimming.
The kids getting ready to ride the inflatable hot dog.

Sarah is so cute!

JT and Brooks on the jet ski.

AR and Hannah getting ready to go for a ride.

Hannah and Chase.

Lisa and Leigh Anne.

Happy Birthday Bek!!!

The day started with breakfast in bed.

The big ONE- ZERO.

ARR opening a gift.

Camping in the Mountains

Hannah is trying to distract Logan during their putt putt match.

Fun on the playground.

MiMi and Anna Rebekah taking a break from putt putt.

The kids exploring.

The kids panning for gems.

Logan taking it easy.

The kids found some really neat gems stones, Although I was hoping there was gold in them there hills.

Anna Rebekah taking it easy.

Hannah and Bear relaxing.

Summer Show Offs

The family after big show.

Anna Rebekah, Lisa, and Hannah.

Hannah and Isabella.

Anna Rebekah singing with her group.

Anna Rebakah sings her solo.

Anna Rebekah would have made a good 50's girl.

Hannah sings her solo.

Hannah singing with her group.

Down on the Farm

Grand-daddy teaches the girls how to shuck corn.

Uncle Chris took us to the river for some fun in the sun.

Uncle Chris and Logan.
Uh Oh!!! Looks like Uncle Chris got in a tight spot.

As a result of Uncle Chris being in a tight spot, we had to walk back to the truck.

Summer Break

It's hard to believe that Summer is more than half over. We've been extremely busy so far this summer. Our Summer break started with a week of Vacation Bible School. Then we took off for the farm and Grammie/Grand-daddy's house. As usual, we had a blast on the farm. We brought back a lot of fresh vegetables straight from the garden. When we came back it was time for Hannah and Anna Rebekah to go to camp. The camp was called Summer Show Offs. They learned several songs and dances. They finished the week by putting on a big show for all the parents. They did a great job! The next week Lisa left to go to a teachers conference in Atlanta. The kids went to stay with MiMi and Pops while I got to stay home and work. When I got off from work at the end of the week I drove over to meet Lisa in the ATL. We ended the trip by meeting MiMi, Pops, and the kids in the mountains for a weekend of camping. The kids love to go camping with MiMi and Pops. Other than being a hot, it was a great time. In the middle of all this chaos Anna Rebekah had a birthday. Not just any Birthday, but a double digit one. She turned 10 years old. I can't believe it. She is growing up to be an outstanding young lady. The forth of July we met our friends the Travis' at the lake for some fun on the water. We swam, played a game of baseball, and ate lots of awesome food. That night we watched a great fireworks show from the porch overlooking the lake. Next Logan left to go his first youth camp. This camp for middle schoolers is called The Edge. He was very exited to be going on this trip. The camp was located at Covenant College which is on Lookout Mountain in GA. He met lots of new people and learned a lot of cool things. On Thursdays throughout the summer, Lisa and kids have gotten involved with Southtown Ministries. During this time they go to an inner city day camp and do an art project with the kids. They have been blessed by being a part of this ministry. The kids have also been busy spending the night with friends and having friends spend the night with them. As you can see, it has been ONE BUSY SUMMER so far. Looking at the calendar it's not slowing down any time soon.

The Salutatio

Every year the 6th graders at Westminster have a graduation cerimony. They call it Salutatio. Salutatio is a latin word for greetings. For example, when a group of older people welcomes in a group of younger people. In this case the upper school was welcoming in these rising 7th graders as they leave the lower school. It was a great night and we were extremely proud of Logan.

Anna Rebekah, Logan, and Hannah

Logan receiving his certificate for completing lower school.

The rising 7th graders.

MiMi, Pops and Logan

Dad and Logan

Mom and Logan

Ballet Recital part 2

Next it was Anna Rebekah's turn. She was a Palace Child in the recital. Anna Rebekah was a beautiful ballerina! She did an excellent job. MiMi, Pops, Grammie, Grand-Daddy, and CeCe made the trip up to see Anna Rebekah dance. As you can see from the video below she did an awesome job.

Pops, MiMi, and ARR.

Grammie, MiMi, and ARR.

Grammie, Grand-Daddy, and ARR.

Lisa, Grammie, and ARR

CeCe and ARR

Logan, ARR, and Hannah

Ballet Recital part 1

Spring means one thing around here....ballet recitals. Hannah's was up first. She was a beautiful Liberty Bell. As you can tell from the video below she did a superb job! Mimi, Pops, and Grammie came up for the big performance.

Hannah "Liberty Bell" Richburg

Lisa, Grammie, and Hannah

MiMi, Pops, and Hannah