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| LAKE BARKLEY STATE RESORT PARK, HOME OF THE COX FAMILY VACATION FOR THE LAST 20+ YEARS! |
WOW! HOW NICE IT WAS TO GET AWAY FOR A WEEK AND HEAD OFF WITH MY PARENTS TO LAKE BARKLEY STATE RESORT PARK IN CADIZ, KENTUCKY! IT WAS A MUCH NEEDED VACATION FOR ALL OF US!
MY PARENTS STARTED THE TRADITION OF FAMILY VACATION WHEN I WAS MEERLY A BABY AND STILL CONTINUE IT TO THIS DAY AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THAT! FOR YEARS WE WENT TO ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK AND IT WAS THE BIGGEST AFFAIR! OUR ENTIRE EXTENDED FAMILY WOULD GO: PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, GREAT AUNTS AND UNCLES AND MORE! IT WAS A HUGE EVENT!
EVENTUALLY THOUGH, IT BECAME JUST THE FOUR OF US: MOM, DAD, ME AND MY BUBBY. THAT WAS WHEN WE STARTED GOING TO LAKE BARKLEY EVERY YEAR. AS I GREW OLDER AND WENT THROUGH MY "ROUGH YEARS" OF ADOLESCENCE I HAD A TIME I HATED FAMILY VACATION AT THE LAKE AND JUST WANTED TO BE HOME RUNNING AROUND WITH MY FRIENDS. SO THERE WERE MANY TIMES MOM AND DAD WOULD LET ME TAKE A FRIEND ALONG ON FAMILY VACATION. I AM SURE I WAS MUCH MORE TOLERABLE THAT WAY. LOL
TODAY THOUGH, I LOOK BACK ON MY FAMILY VACATIONS EVERY YEAR WITH SHEAR JOY AND HAPPINESS. IT'S A TRADITION MY PARENTS INSTILLED IN ME THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET AND IT MADE MEMORIES I WILL CHERISH FOREVER!
SO TO MY MOM AND DAD: THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE WE HAD A FAMILY VACATION EACH AND EVERY YEAR. YOU MADE IT POSSIBLE AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. HOW AMAZING THAT NOW WE ARE SPENDING VACATION AS A FAMILY OF 11! I AM SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE FAMILY VACATION WITH YOU AND MY OWN CHILDREN NOW! THEY SURE DO LOVE IT! THEY NEARLY REMEMBER EVERY DETAIL FROM EACH FAMILY VACATION SINCE THEY WERE TWO! IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THEM AND TO ALL OF US! JOE NEVER HAD A FAMILY VACATION SO THIS HAS COME TO BE SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL FOR HIM AS WELL! THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH MOM AND DAD! WE ALL LOVE YOU DEARLY AND CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH!
VACATION 2012 IN PICTURES:
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| AT THE MARINA |
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| PAW-PAW AND HIS BOYS AT THE MARINA DAIRY BAR |
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| FIREWORKS OVER THE LAKE SOON TO BEGIN |
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| KAYLEIGH WAS SO HAPPY TO BE AT THE LAKE! |
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| ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF LAKE BARKLEY - SUNSETS |
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| CADEN ON HIS NEW FLOAT AND DADDY LENDING A HAND |
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| KAYLEIGH IN THE POOL |
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| ANDREW AND MOMMY |
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| ELI AND NANA |
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| LANDON AND MOMMY |
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| ELI AND HIS POOL TOYS |
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| ANDREW IN MID AIR AND LANDON NOT FAR BEHIND |
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| ANDREW GIVING HIS THUMBS UP ON SOME POOL TIME! LANDON SWIMMING LIKE A LITTLE FISH! |
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| "CHEESE!" |
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| MY FRECKLE FACED BABY BOY |
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| ANDREW IN THE POOL |
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| LANDON TAKES HIS SWIMMING VERY SERIOUS |
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| JAKE MID SNEEZE! LOL |
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| LANDON AND JAKE ARE BIG BUDDIES |
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| JAKE LOOKING UP AT HIS DADDY |
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| POOR CADEN HAD SEVERAL OF THESE TYPE MOMENTS...POOR MOMMY LOL |
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| LITTLE WATER DOG IN HER SIGNATURE COLOR |
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| MY HANDSOME NEWPHEW JAKE |
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| ANOTHER GORGEOUS SUNSET |
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| SUNSET VIEW FROM THE POOL |
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| AFTER WATCHING THE END OF A NASCAR RACE THAT INVOLVED A MAJOR CRASH, THE KIDS HAD TO REINACT ON THEIR BIG WHEELS....IT WAS TOO FUNNY! |
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| MORE NASCAR CRASH REINACTMENT |
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| ANDREW'S CRASH FACE |
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| DOING SOME SHOPPING WITH MOM AT "THE BLUE HERON" |
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| BORN TO BE WILD |
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| I'LL GET YOU MY PRETTY! |
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| I BROKE A NAIL! (SHE'S ONLY 3! WATCH OUT BUBBY!) |
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| CRAZY MAN ON A ZEBRA! |
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| JAKE POSING |
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| JAKE SHOWING THOSE GUNS! WELL OK...THEY ARE WATER GUNS BUT HE THINKS THEY ARE HUGE! |
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| SWEET LITTLE ELI |
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| THIS IS HOW I ROLL! :-) |
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| HUMMINGBIRD ...SECOND YEAR I CAUGHT A PIC OF ONE ON THESE FEEDERS AT "GOLDEN POND" |
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| YOU ARE NOW ENTERING JURASSIC PARK..OK WELL NOT REALLY BUT IT IS THE ELK AND BISON PRAIRIE....FELT LIKE ENTERING JURASSIC PARK THOUGH...LOL |
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| FINALLY SAW AN ELK THERE! FIRST TIME IN ALL THESE YEARS! WHOOO HOOO! AND MY DAD SAID IT WAS TOO HOT TO SEE ANIMALS! HA! |
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| HUGE BISON TRYING TO FIND SHADE |
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| WHAT 106 DEGREES LOOKS LIKE |
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| MY HUBBY (LOVE THIS MAN) |
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| LOVE THIS FACE LOL..I WAS SITTING ON THE WINDOW SEAL HALF HUNG OUT THE WINDOW SAFARI STYLE TO GET PICS OF THE ELK AND BISON |
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| HEADING TOWARDS THE BRIDGE AND BACK TO BARKLEY |
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| LITTLE SURFER GIRL |
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| EXCUSE ME? |
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| IT FINALLY RAINED AND WHEN I SAY RAIN I MEAN IT POURED! |
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| GORGEOUS SKY VIEW AT THE MARINA AFTER THE STORM....FOUND THE SILVER LINING AND SUN RAYS! |
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| CADEN WAITING FOR HIS CHEESE HAMBURGER AT THE MARINA DAIRY BAR |
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| LIFE IS GOOD! |
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| LANDON AND JAKE LOOKING ALL CUTE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK...WATCH OUT LADIES! |
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| SUNSET VIEW FROM OUR ROOM BALCONY |
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| STEAM COMING OFF THE LAKE AFTER THE STORM...TOOK THIS WHILE ON A STROLL ALONG SIDE THE LAKE WITH MY HUBBY |
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| GORGEOUS SKIES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY |
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| BUBBY WITH G-DAD AND GRAN ...WE MET THEM YEARS AGO AND SEE THEM AT THE LAKE EVERY YEAR |
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| BUBBY GIVING HIS LITTLE GIRL A HAND |
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| VIEW FROM THE DINING ROOM (WINDOWS ON THE WATER) DECK |
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| YUP...THAT'S MY LITTLE BROTHER..I AM SO PROUD LOL |
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| BUBBY TRYING TO HANG ON |
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| READY....SET...... |
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| GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| AFTER THEY CALL JUMPED IN |
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| JOE, AARON AND ANDREW |
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| BUBBY |
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| KAYLEIGH AND DADDY |
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| BUBBY TAKING IT EASY |
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| OH NO! NOT AGAIN! LOL |
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| BUBBY IS A BIG OL' KID! HE AND ANDREW SHARING A FLOAT |
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| OFF THEY GO! |
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| KAYLEIGH ON THE TIGER FLOAT |
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| WE LOVE NIGHT SWIMMING! |
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| BUBBY AND HIS PRINCESS |
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| SCARY! |
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| NOW WE KNOW WHERE JAKES GET IT! LOL |
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| SADLY...THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN WITH NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES INVOLVED....WE JUST ACT LIKE THIS NATURALLY! BAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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| DINNER AT THE LODGE! |
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| MY HANDSOME BABY BROTHER |
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| I CAUGHT A PIC OF A BLUE HERON! |
SEE YA NEXT YEAR LAKE BARKLEY!!!!!
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