Over the river and through the woods

This weekend was nice. George, a long time friend of mine, has finally managed to come back to the US. He’s been stationed in Germany for the last 4+ years and during those years has managed 2 tours in Iraq. He got back from his most recent tour in October, and now he’s back for 3 weeks before he moves to his newest post – Ft. Hood, TX. Since we haven’t seen George in over a year it we made time to hang out as soon as he got home and on Sunday we all went hiking. His 3 children, (Audra, Raven, & Baine) George, me, Braden, Josh, and our dog Parker all met at Oak Mountain State Park. We had a lot of fun. We did a lot of climbing, walking, jumping, running and inevitably…tripping over things. Braden did good. He typically just got mad when Josh or I would have to carry him through the rougher terrains. Parker did great, it’s almost like that dog was meant to live in the woods. George’s munchkins were totally at ease in the woods, although Baine was happy to inform us toward the end of our hike that he was not having fun anymore. Haha!
Something fun that I found out about from my friend Gary at work (aka; Spicy)…there’s a great group here in Alabama that does group hikes every week called Wild South. They also have them broken down into beginner, intermediate & experienced “levels”. So you will have a better grasp as to whether or not you need to try a certain hike. Gary and his wife are going on their 2nd hike with the group this weekend. Here’s their website if you want to check it out: http://content.wildsouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=13&Itemid=30

Also, I have two great and exciting announcements:
1st – Josh’s newest niece Claire Elizabeth Moody is here!! Jan. 23rd…look how precious she is…
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2nd – My buddy Kristy has just found out that she’s having a GIRL this June!! Savannah Kay Burton…we can’t wait to meet her!

Jan. 28th 2009-Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances. -Jay Leno