Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Party x3... Grads and Birthdays

The past two weekends were packed with parties.. Cole's birthday party,  Taryn's High School Grad Party, Cam and Casey's Birthday Party and Tia's College Grad Party... and so the party post begins!

Grad Party #1 - Taryn graduates high school

This swing is fabulous.. I want one!

Uncle Kevin has a giant backyard with every activity you can imagine.. although we did watch the cat use the horseshoe pit as a litter box.. What's a little poop amongst friends?  I think the automatic wiffle ball pitcher was the biggest hit with the kids.

Aaron, our other HS grad helps Caden load the pitcher

Cora helps gather the balls... Future softball player maybe?

Practicing for Sesame Place... Whheeeee!

Cora tells Babci all about it!

The Grads!  Cousins Aaron and Taryn.. and Photographer Lesson #1: always use rapid fire when taking pictures of a blinker!  Aaron I took two pictures of the two of you and you had your eyes shut in both of them!

Birthday Bash: Cousin Cam turns 3 and Cousin Casey turns 1!

Aunt Roberta throws a killer party!  With a paint your own train and three flavors of train cake how could you go wrong?!

The birthday boys!



Our first attempt at a cousin picture (minus Casey who is napping any time we take a group photo!)  too spread out.

Attempt #2.. much better! And Cora is not taller than Cole, Grammy is hiding back there holding Cora up because she kept running away.

Cole and the girls

Caden and Casey do man's work... and then find a caterpillar

Grad Party #2: Tia graduates college

How can you go wrong with a 50 foot slip and slide?  You can't!  On a scorching hot day I almost wished I had brought my bathing suit.
Cole was crazy, he didn't go far, but he'd just keep getting up, slip and fall, get up, slip and fall.. repeat.


Cousin Bill rocks!

Even Cora had a few turns.. not sure she loved it but it was fun to watch at least.


Caden was so fast I could barely get a picture

Old man Bill... we used soap to speed up the ride.


Wheeee!  Check out Cora's hair blowing in the wind!

I know, you are jealous you aren't married to this man :)

Nothing completes the day more than some juicy watermelon

3 comments:

Aunt Dorothy said...

In the photo of Caden holding Cora, I swear she has huge shoulder muscles. She looks like she is ERGing - a future rower??

Kelly said...

I don't even know where to start...these photos are fantatic.

You HAVE to enlarge that photo of your grandmother and Cora. It is so, so precious.

Could Cora be any cuter?! Her blue eyes are mesmerizing and her smile so infectious!

Marleina said...

A secret for blinkers: Have everyone close their eyes, then count 1,2,3 Open! and snap the picture!

Love all your pictures - you're doing great!