Mom and Dad's 60th

Exodus Photography came out to take the formal pictures of the event they can be found at this location:

http://flickr.com/gp/exodusphoto/754623/

is the group shot with everyone who was able to make it to the party - what a GREAT turn out!

If you would like to order pictures from the event, let me know and I'll get the order placed for you.

Candid shots coming soon - Robert and Linda had their cameras out during the event, I was trying to keep everyone informed on food locations and keeping everyone organized and moving!

Candid shots from the event - these are totally out of order and Mom will have to help me with the names of non-family members!!

 Linda and Liz - don't they look like they are in the same immediate family?

 Nick and Kaylee!

 Mike

 Me

 

 Dad talking with Dennis

 Butch made it back just in time for the pictures and all the fun for the weekend!  Yay Butch!

 Caroline also came in at the right time - just in time for pictures and visiting for the weekend - wish she could have stayed longer, however we completely understand farming needs when it's hay time!

Volleyball!!

 Just a funny awkward shot... Liz had been doing a cartwheel just before this... looks like Angela is cartwheeling off her back, doesn't it?

 Best Buddies!

 I'm out of order as I'm getting these from two sources!

 Robert and Janet

 Gail and Johnny

 Deep in conversations...

 getting ready for the family shot, it would appear!

Volleyball game!

 

A Party here, A party there

Well, this was the party weekend.  I’ll add pictures when I get home tonight (if all goes well).  Sally was able to come up and share in all the festivities and I think we pure wore her out, she’s going to have to go home just to rest up from all the activity!

Friday started at 3pm with a party for Liz’s really good friend “C”.  She’s going to be moving overseas after this summer and is quite sad as they had been looking at a house in our neighborhood that was PERFECT for their family.  However, jobs and opportunity for the parents was much better overseas, so off they go at the end of the summer.  We’ll be sad to see them go!

Her birthday wish this year was to have a party at the house they had been looking at in our neighborhood. I told her mom “D” that, although she couldn’t have a party at HER house in the neighborhood, she COULD have on at mine :o) And so the party was born. We had a GREAT time and a pool full of teenagers. They are a great bunch of kids. We started out at 3pm and I finally had to call it at 10pm – they had a GREAT time!

 Lizzie and little sister M with the cake they made for C - they did an awesome job!

 Are you counting?  Yes, that is SEVENTEEN in the pool - there were two more on the sidelines (kids that is) and one of them finally made it into the pool :o)  Talk about a FULL house!!

 The grandma's hanging in the shade, or what's left of it.  We finally had to bring out the easy up and sit it over the hot tub so we could dip our feet in the cool water and enjoy the rest of the evening.

They're in school mode lining up for hot dogs and burgers :o)

I had to chase them out of the yard at 10pm.  I think that's enough since we stared at 3pm, don't you?

Saturday was Butch’s 50^th birthday party.  We had a good time and a lot of folks from the scuba club were able to make it.  The roll call was Mike, Jane and Grady, Theresa, Adam and Natalie, John and Mary Jo, Richard and Patty.  Butch’s coworker Dave and his wife.  From my work we had: Dave and Marie, Karen and Chris.  From kids and schools we had Amy and Kevin and their two kids, Debbie and George, their two kids and her mother Sue.  Neighbors Eve and Pat and their three boys and we had a whole patio full and a good time was had by all.  We started out at 7pm and the timing really couldn’t have been better as there was a good breeze coming up by that time.  Everyone seemed to have a great time and the last folks trickled out at close to midnight. 

Before - 16 years ago!

After - 2010

The horrible thing?  I brought my camera out with me to the deck, but didn’t take a picture one.  How very sad is that?  I was having way too much fun going from group to group, chatting and catching up and enjoying the night.  Bad wife, bad wife!

Sunday – we all went into napping/recuperate mode!