Last Gasp of Summer

Road Trip to Georgia!
to see the Wilsons, Stone Mountain and Six Flags

Alabama public schools are moving closer and closer to a year-round schedule, so the boys are scheduled to start on August 6th this year. As the end of July rolled around, we realized we really hadn't had much of a vacation yet, so we started thinking about where we might go.

We found out that Megan and Laurel were going to be starring in their church's production of "Solid Rock Cafe" on a Sunday night, so we decided to head toward Atlanta and make it a long weekend. We kept the boys in suspense until we were right outside of Atlanta, which drove Tucker, in particular, nuts.

The show was great, hilighted by Megan's solo, and by Laurel's winning one of the chalk drawings that had been used on the set. We set off from the church to Stone Mountain, to see the famous laser light show. THAT was cool! We arrived in time to see the sites before it got dark, then settled in with a few thousand of our closest friends to watch the light show. We drove back to Amy's house for the night, where we were graciously admitted despite the late hour.

The next morning we were greeted with a handsome breakfast, and then we set off for Six Flags. It's been a while since we've been to Six Flags. As near as we can figure from these pictures (taken at the same location at Six Flags) it's been something like five or six years! The boys seem to have gotten a lot older, but Karen and I appear to be much the same :-)

We stayed the entire day, until they closed up at 9 pm. Along the way, we rode all the rollercoasters and major rides, walked about a hundred miles, and drank gallons of coke. All in all, a pretty good trip.

Karen and Gerrit in the front car of the Ninja	Much needed refreshment
Gerrit and Tuck preparing for "Acrophobia"	Another great ride!

Family Secrets Revealed!

Happy family? No doubt, but our investigation has uncovered several potentially embarrassing secrets which shed new light on this family's strange past...

Family Pictures Uncover Hideous Facial Hair Mistake!

Most people will confess to having a bad photographic experience with their driver's license, but few would purposely sabotage their looks and then go so far as to include the obvious error in judgment in one of their family portraits. Apparently, the Burkes feel no such restrictions. Check out their Family portraits from the last fifteen years and see (among other things) the hideous mustache of 1995!

Genealogy No Longer in Question as Photo Reveals the Painful Truth!

The faint hope that Dave could somehow explain himself by claiming he was the result of some sort of weird alien encounter was dashed recently when photos revealed irrefutable evidence of his direct connection to the Burke family line. Our photo clearly shows the progression of the unavoidable, if impressive, Burke Schnoz through the generations. Scroll to the picture below to see the evidence, but be warned: the photo may frighten small children and animals!

There is a glimmer of hope for the Burke line, however; the schnoz appears to be getting better with each generation. So, there may yet be hope for the boys. For more information about the Burke family connections, visit our Genealogy Page which includes several ways to explore our relationships to the families: Burke (and Burk), Tucker, Dvorak, Roberts, Rosenbaum, Robbins, Radschlag, Martin and many more.