Where did July go?

What a fun July it has been! We have been busy and it's hard to believe that summer is coming to an end. We had an amazing July 4th, we visited the new aqarium dolphin exhibit (the girls fell in love with those dolphins!) Mike and I took the girls on one last beach trip, and we ended the month celebrating our beautiful Emma's 5th birthday! How is she five? Time flies when you are having fun!!! We are now getting ready for her to start Kindergarten, Kate will enter a Pre - pre K program, and I will continue loving my job teaching Pre K. Mike is working hard at ATT and we LOVE having him home more after completing his MBA! Gramma and Grampa Bee are moving to North Carolina! For us, this is sooo exciting to have them 6 hours away.....and near the beach! We all love the beach!! We hope you all enjoy the last few weeks of summer! Know our home is your home, and we'd love for you all to visit anytime!
Lots of Love,
The Barratt Fam

June 2011

We had a fabulous month of June! The girls enjoyed putting on their ballet recital, and we loved watching! Hard to believe how fast they are growing up! They really enjoy dancing, and I'm sure they will continue to do it as their favorite hobby! We also tried trout fishing this month...not my finest moment...and Kate agreed, disgusting and not the best way to spend a morning....Emma and Daddy however, loved it! And we now have four trout frozen in our freezer....anyone want to come eat them with Mike? Lord knows I WON'T!!! Mike also celebrated his 34th birthday! He reminded the girls that Mommy is 8 months older than him....they thought that was pretty funny! We have great friends that we celebrated with and then of coarse had to have cake and ice cream with the girls! Happy Birthday to Mikey!!!

The highlight of our month was Hilton Head. This has become our family vacation spot in the summer. This year was extra special because we had a large crew come with us: Gram and Papa, Gramma and Grampa Bee, Uncle Sean, Aunt Susie and Cousin Owen, and Uncle Ryan...there were 11 of us total and we had a blast!!! We also enjoyed having our closest friends there a half mile down the beach...just a cooincedence we were there at the same time, but there wasn't a day that went by that we didn't see them! I was super sad to leave and am trying really hard to convince Mike we need to stay for TWO weeks next summer!!! Anyone want to join us? We'd love all of our friends and family to see how fun and special Hilton Head Island is!!! Come on! The more the merrier!!!

We hope you are enjoying your summer vacations! Enjoy the pics and videos from this month! Emma went to Vacation Bible School and loved it! She just enjoys singing and dancing so much! The other video is of the girls and Cousin Owen "hammin" it up to the camera!

xoxo

The Barratt Fam