I asked Jon to take pictures of the festivities. He took four pictures. FOUR! I found out in the car on the way home. Three of the four where decent.
Me: Only four pictures?
Jon: There's only so many pictures you can take of people swimming.
Me: Um, no. There's LOTS of pictures you can take of people swimming.
Meanwhile we had a blast with family and friends. Jack'ee even drove up to spend the day with us. We got to see her two days in a row!
We went and met Jack'ee and Jason at Ikea Saturday morning. It's about midway between our houses. Also I needed to find a couple things. Like a hidey hole table for the printer, and a new area rug for the living room.
I foolishly left the camera at home, and missed some awesome photo ops. 🙁 But that night I caught Kaylee "just reading instructions to build a bench." And I told her not to move while I ran to get the camera. After five years she is a pro at the whole "don't move I'll be right back" thing.
Emily planned a big family party to celebrate Shannon, and her birthday's. It was so much fun!
The chefs preparing dinner. They are not afraid to use butter, and therefore make the best grilled cheese sandwiches.
Kaylee enjoyed dinning al fresco with the other children. She was also very happy to see Becca and talk about their first days of kindergarten.
I asked Kaylee and Becca to be cute. They were very accommodating.
Regan was pretty mad at me for telling him he couldn't go swimming unless he ate his dinner.
So he only looks scared. He LOVED going down the slide, and off the diving board. He bounced between the two all night.
The birthday girls. I especially love the candelabra that they shared. Too cute!
A few weeks (or longer…) ago Shannon mentioned that she wanted some pizza pans like mine. Apparently she had to double bake her crust so it wasn't soggy! The horror! She asked where I got mine. They were a hand me down from my Mom. Mom where did you get the awesome things? Anyway, I began my search for some for her so her pizza night is faster/easier.
I made Emily a gag shirt, that I really quite like, and better yet so did she! She had been pinning lots of Bull dog things on pinterest lately. AND her brother and SIL just got the sweetest bull dog the night of the party and brought her to play. So I will be making a couple more shirts for her Mom and SIL. Happy day.
Amy did some super fun face painting on the girls. They were all different and all SO cute.
Kaylee had remnants of face paint in her hair line for several days. It was such a fun party. We always love getting together with family.
Side notes: Thanks to Dwayne for looking at my van, and Dave for looking at my hubby. It's always a very good thing to have a mechanic, and a Dr. you know, love, and trust!