CTBaker in the Acres: June & July 2009

The hot summer started with a bang! We spent lots of afternoons hanging out at the pool with good friends, having play dates, and cookouts. We went to the beach and lake a few times and enjoyed a complimentary trip to Carowinds.

We decided to attempt our local movies in the park event at the beginning of the summer. The show for the night was a Baker family favorite...Bedtime Stories. We roped the poor Gibson family into going with us. The kids had fun and I guess we would have too if not for fearing that we may get shot or have some hallucinating super-freak kidnap one of our children. I can appreciate the city trying to do something to appeal to families but when it has FREE stamped on it...they come out of the woodwork fo-sho!!!!!!

Fu and Wright

Sam and Henry

Ollie

Wright and Fu dancing

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Beach trip with Nana and Papa

For whatever reason my camera never left my bag with the exception of this one time...our last night there after dinner. However, My sister in law's niece took lots of great pics. I am awaiting a CD of them and when I get them I'll post them also.

But needless to say we really enjoyed ourselves with Shannon's family. We spent lots of time in the ocean and pool and cruising around on the golf cart. Can't wait to go back!

Nana and Papa with their grand babies

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Happy 4th of July!!!!!

We spent the day up at the lake with Shannon's family. The kids enjoyed boat rides, taking dips in the lake, fishing, and fireworks. The adults enjoyed some great BBQ , conversation boat rides and fireworks as well.

It was a very low key 7/4 but very nice regardless!!!!

Fulton with his sparkler

Takin' a dip

My sweet Sambo

The Potts family joined us this year

Fu sampling the water

My sweet Ollie-wumpus!!!!

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Carowinds (or as Fulton calls it "Carowings")
Shannon's company celebrated their 25th anniversary and treated the employees and their families to a day at Carowinds. Fortunately, our friends, John and Jen Adams were with us! Jen and Shannon happen to work together and we are also Bunco/Poker friends. Sam and Fulton love their boys so it was a great fit!

We rode and played so much! We were so exhausted and so thankful to my Aunt Laynie and cousin Renee for keeping Ollie for us so we could spend some time with the big boys.

Going up up and away!!!

All the boys

Fulton, Sam, Jack & Nate

Shannon and Jen (a.k.a. Cubeys)

The UBER cool Companion Employees in their distinguished grey shirts

And the insignificant White shirts!!! But that's ok...when John and I are Mayors, we'll have our own distinguished shirts ;0)

The boys pose with the Scooby Doo Mystery Inc gang

We could have stayed at the waterpark all day and done nothing else!!! What a blast!!

The fam minus Ollie :-(

Jack, Sam and Fu
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Weekend at Johnny's in Edisto

We were thrilled to join John and Jen at their family home in Edisto. It was quite the Motley Crew!!!! New friends joined old friends but we all had some kind of common connection. All 10 of the kids had so much fun playing...as did the 6 parents. We named the outdoor bar downstairs "Johnny's Bar and Lounge" and by the time we returned to Columbia rumor had it that Edisto had a new hot spot. The word had spread via Facebook updates. But we had to let everyone know it is actually a "private club" ;0).

Anywho, the food, drinks, ocean air and memories made were very well worth the exhaustion we all felt come Monday morning. We are looking forward to the reunion weekend!!!!

Thanks John and Jen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!