Proclaiming the tradition!

Fourth of July at Burke Manor has officially become a tradition.  Last year it was a much bigger to do, but this year with little planning involved it came together once again.  The day started out with tubing/kayaking down the Rappahannock river.  I have learned after two years of doing this now, that I must use a "kids" tube.  I am too short to use the small adult size tube, therefore my arms can barely reach the water and I am always at the end.  However, I wasn't alone this year.  Beth Jordan also fell into this same category, however she had Elliot to help propel her along!  So the first run down the river was a little uneventful and boring, but the second run after acquiring the kids tube was much better.  I am definitely feeling it today though!  

After the tubing we joined back at Burke Manor for a rather large cookout and had more than enough food.  We got inside in record time before the storm ruined our BBQ!  It was a very fun time with the rest of the night consisting of fireworks at the YMCA and then a nice relaxing chat time on our back deck around the fire pit...  We will definitely keep up the tradition!