HAPPY BIRTHDAY X 5 !

This picture of Bill and Tyler speaks for itself! This picture of Kevin is just minutes before he started to slide off the chair. He was just hanging there between the chair and table, being held up by just his armpits. The look on his face was priceless (ask Kevin), I was closest, and for a fleeting moment I wanted to get it on film (my camera was in my hand), but my mothering instincts kicked in and I ran for him. Of course he wanted his mommy, and didn't pay any attention to his rescuer (me). All in all, he was unhurt, and I'm grateful I was as close to him as I was.

Hey Summer, I love your footless blue tights. They really help out when you forget to pull your dress down! Well today is going to be quite the birthday party. I only wish everyone could be here (Erin, Mandy, Ben, Becca, Jenny, etc), but I'll try to get some amazing pictures, and of course give you an in-depth accounting of what goes on. Side note: I just realized that carrots ALWAYS give me the hiccups! Can't figure that one out. Well, we ate, opened gifts (not me), ate, cried (Kevin and Maggie), and finally played the ever-famous "family game." Not too sure which game it will be, since I'm writing this as they are trying to decide, but it will probably boil down to either Balderdash, Balderdash, or Balderdash, whichever one Logan can cheat at and not be caught...ha, ha. * We did play Balderdash (couples), and it looks like Adam and Ashley won (or at least that's what Adam says). Here's a side note: A kitten came over for a visit from our neighbor's house, and Mariah went snaky. She was the first to pick it up, and you know Mariah, she's kind of a "need to know girl" and she needed to know all about the kitten. She loves felines; she and Jeremy have one named Leo. As she picked up the kitten, she immediately turned it over and pronounced it a female, since she didn't see any ______. It sort of surprised me, not that she could identify the sex of the animal, but that she used such graphic terminology!

Adam and Ashley make up 2.5 of the birthdays! (Ashley's pregnant) Vicki (birthday girl) and Logan (game player extraordinaire!) The birthday party was quite hectic, but fun. We had 10 adults and 4 little ones, so that made for the usual chaos. Like I said earlier, we miss the rest of the clan, and maybe one day we will all get together and do a major family reunion. Logistics is a bit of a problem, but if we plan far enough in advance, I know it will work. Bill and I love you all!!! Maggie just couldn't get enough of the corn on the cob!