Last Saturday Jenny & Jay held a BBQ at their new house to help celebrate Katy's graduation and say 'So Long' to Mike & I as we got ready to move down to San Diego.
Their new house is quite beautiful - very rural & woodsy yet not too far from town.
Jenny is lucky enough to have a clothesline!
How wonderful to be able to hang your clothes to dry in the sunshine & breeze.
How wonderful to be able to hang your clothes to dry in the sunshine & breeze.
It was a beautiful sunny day and Jay & Jen's new house sits on over an acre of land and so the kids (all 8 of them) had plenty of room to roam and play.
So while the adults got comfortable - we grabbed some cold drinks and chatted, reminisced & shared plenty of good laughs ....
... and while the grown-ups enjoyed some R&R the kids played & played & played.
Seriously, they played from about 3 in the afternoon until about 8 in the evening.
At first the kids played with the usual suspects:
Seriously, they played from about 3 in the afternoon until about 8 in the evening.
At first the kids played with the usual suspects:
- the cars and ...
- even an ATV ...
- then out came the bats & balls ...
- and then they started tumbling ...
- and spent a little time on the trampoline ...
- then - out came the big guns ...
- As in water guns ...
- they played with water for a long time - until someone spotted ....
- the pile of D.I.R.T!!!
- A great big pile of never-before-played-in dirt ...
- It's been a long time since I have seen kids play together so well
- for so long ...
- and with such big smiles on their faces ...
- and with so much dirt on their clothes, feet & hands ...
- Oh ya! And with cupcake on their faces ...
- umm, those cupcakes were good - weren't they Jen ...
- yummy & super cute - they were animal cupcakes in honor of Katy's graduation with a degree in zoology
- The kids all played so well together that we almost forgot they were there - in fact the only kids that got into trouble were these 2 big kids that were feeding the horses next door ... despite that big sign on the fence that said, 'keep hands away (from the horses) - they bite'
It was a wonderful party and everyone had a great time.
Thanks Sullivan family!
OH NO!!!
Look Sarah ...
Another unsuspecting family heading into the marshes
and I think the wind is picking up ....
Look Sarah ...
Another unsuspecting family heading into the marshes
and I think the wind is picking up ....
Okay, you can stop making fun of me now!! I have to say that story will probably make me laugh for many, many years to come. I haven't laughed so hard in a while!! Can't wait to see you guys again, hopefully in sunny San Diego one day!!
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Sarah - that story was so funny and will make me smile every time I think about it or see a canoe for the rest of my life.
ReplyDeleteIt's not very often I laugh like that - it felt good!
It's such a great story that you can share for the rest of your life. You are a great storyteller!
Thanks for sharing ...