Annual Barber "Barbie-Q"

Burn Baby Burn! It was a time for fun and fireworks at our third annual Barber Family "Barbie-Q." Each July I host a Barber family party and we have a lot of fun. We get together for a family picnic and then we have a firework display of our own. This is not your typical firework display, and the planning that goes into it is a year-long event. Family members go to great lengths to decide who will be the victim of the "Barbie-Q." Once they have determined who will burn...they purchase the Barbie and lace them with fireworks. The diaramas are very detailed and creativity abounds as they decorate to demolish and destruct. We alway have fun!

This year's entries included: Government Spending Barbie, East High School and the entire cast of High School Musical, Welcome to Oregon--Land where beauty and Jack-A*!@$ abound Barbie, Twilight's Go Team Jacob Barbie, Billy Mays Barbie, Michael Jackson Barbie, Miss South Carolina Barbie, Carni Barbie, Mr Noodle Barbie and many more! There were two non-Barbie entries where snakes were burned by my grand-niece Elle and my nephew Flint wanted to teach his three sons that women should be respected so their diplay included Gi-Joes rescuing Barbie.

Our family keeps growing so it is always fun to get together and spend our time together. We don't see one another too often so it is quite the treat to be around one another.