summer 2011

summer 2011

Paul and I, all 16 kids and Ashley, Benjamin's wife...Christmas 2012

Paul and I, all 16 kids and Ashley, Benjamin's wife...Christmas 2012
family

Sunday, August 27, 2023

a perfectly nice party....

 ...we had a good day.  I grocery-stored, and you know what happens when I go out all by my lonesome, right?  Dawdling happens.  Tootling around, browsing, meandering.  I did restrain myself not to stop into the thrift store in the same plaza, so I do get ten points.  

I got home after ten, and the party started at noon.  Molly came over early with the decorations, and the cake.  Lydia was SO excited.  It's contagious, I tell you.

It was a unicorn theme.  11 of the 16 kids were here.  (Abigail, Joseph, Aaron, Sam (Sam's family did come though), and  Margaret didn't make it) (That means Emily, Benjamin, Mariel, Molly, Kathryn, Evelyn, Suzanne, Sonja, Jonathan, Charlotte Claire, and Camille were here)   There were spouses and a fiancé (Suzanne's Zech), and all the grandchildren except for two.  
The unicorn sprinkler from Aldi:  It was $49.99, Evelyn asked me if I had seen it, and yes I had, but no way.  Well, then it was $24.99...um, nah...then $12.49, and yes, please!  Into my cart it went!  I didn't even know the party had a unicorn theme!  


Auntie Evelyn with cousins Rhys and baby Maeve Louise
Mariel petting Suri, and Jon sneaking an ice cream sandwich
We did have a pool party!  This is from Sonja's window...
Mariel holding baby Jamie, and Emily...
11 of the 13 grandchildren...Maeve,(with Grace), Jamie (with Char), Rhys (with Emily), Anya holding Declan, Elise, Grant, birthday girl Lydia, Ophelia, Achilles in front, and Ruth.  (They had a unicorn piñata)
Zech (fiancé of Suzanne), Jon, Suze, Mariel, Camille
Auntie Camille holding Rhys
Oh, the birthday party!  Molly and Josh thought of everything!

Ben with his little Declan

Suzanne and Jonny
Birthday presents!  

And now, I have to move it move it, we're going camping.  I am sort of packed...bye for now!


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So nice to have so many home together! Good to see Suzanne 😊
Valerie

Terri D said...

That unicorn sprinkler is SO CUTE!! What a fabulous party!! And now camping... Have fun!! Be blessed!!