Grandpa's Birthday party day 2

Once we all rolled out of our tents and shook off the effects of the Tylenol pm, things got crazy again. Uncle Kevin! You will ruin your teeth drinking all that Coke!
We tie dyed t-shirts for the gang (and Grandpa's underpants--but you don't want to see a picture of that, do you?) What are we going to do when we get another kid running around this fall?? It's time to finish the basement, Grandma and Grandpa!

We said we were going to have a 6.0 k fun run in honor of Grandpa's birthday. Because we were so full of cake, potato salad, and grilled meats, we never made it. That didnt' stop Aunt Becky and Uncle Bran from going for a short run. They celebrated with a hot dog embrace.

And then things really started getting silly. After I shaved Uncle Kevin's head pretty short (it was time, UK), I gave Uncle Bran a mohawk. All college professors should sport a mohawk.

I think he's looking pretty good, but I heard that Grandma "cleaned him up" before he headed back to Dixie.

Guess who didn't want a mohawk or even to get her hair cut? she needed it though because the pool really does a number on your hair.

In the backyard, we tried to see how many monkeys will fit in a baby pool.

And what's a weekend without some work. At about 9:30 the night before, Grandpa's dead ash trees were cut down by some of the party goers. That just left Oliver with a big mess to clean up the next day. Good thing Uncle Kevin and Grandpa were there to help him.

Grandpa Seibert's 60th Birthday Party Camp Out Extravaganza Day 1

So as soon as we got the Wells family packed up and headed west, we loaded up the station wagon for a weekend of backyard camp out fun for Grandpa's 60th birthday party. Rules were you had to sleep outside, you had to eat outside, and no showering. Fun for all! Sweet G was loving the tire swing
The big kids were all jumping around in this jumper.

Greatest 60th Birthday party Ever!

When things started getting crazy in the jumper, Aunt Becky busted out the MInute to Win It games. Uncle Bran was hard to beat at any game, but Grandma gave him a run for his money with putting penne pasta onto a spaghetti noodle while you hold it in your mouth.

Henro spent some time alone with the leftover noodles.

I did beat most people at successfully getting a cracker from the middle of my forehead into my mouth without using my hands. Attractive and becoming picture of all of us.

Grandma and Grandpa played some corn hole. Go Buckeyes! Grandpa is wearing a shirt that says "60" and is wearing a necklace of 60 washers around his neck. He also received a posterboard with 60 cars on it, 60 ice cream bars, 60 perler bead creations, and 60 mini snickers.

Then the slip and slide came out. fun for all. Were these this small when we were young??

Annalise has been begging me to get ours out. I'm glad she got her fill at Grandma's house.

A picture with the birthday boy. All those extra kids just wandered by. Just kidding. Some of those kids belong to our family friends--the Meyers and the Bockeys. Where were the Coleman kids in this chaos??

Grandpa and his birthday cake--carrot. See Uncle Kevin, we ate a vegetable!

If the carrot cake counted as a vegetable, June had five servings of veg that day. Every time someone new would come around, she asked for a piece of cake. I think she ate 3 before we caught onto her scheme.

Then it was back in the bouncer to work off some of that sugar!!

grandpa didn't bounce because he was pinned under a cute, cuddly baby.

It was grandpa's wish that we all camped out. Even me. So armed with an air mattress and a tylenol pm, we slept out with the lighting bugs and all the passing motorcycles and semi trucks. It was very restfull. Evie and I fell asleep holding hands. that made it all worth it.

Laura and Nate come to visit

Just as soon as we had the Turners packed up and leaving (BTW, Becky, I found some of Henro's PJs), The Wells of WBL, MN pulled in the drive. A wonderful reunion for Evie and her first friend, Laura. So it shows that their moms shop at Target and these little girls all have the same taste in jammies.
We did lots of fun things with Michele, Laura and Nate. I just didn't capture them on the camera. Try to imagine the Indiana Transportation Museum, Forrest Park, swimming at the pool, playing in the yard, going to the library, going out to breakfast and the candy shop, and going to the children's museum. We packed a lot in that week and had a blast. I think it was completely successful because on the last night, the kids were all sent to bed by 7:30 pm and the moms fled in the station wagon to Meijer and the nearest frozen coke machine (which was out of order--again). thanks for making the drive down! WE had a great time!

Happy Father's Day!

Lately, a holiday honoring a parent calls for a delux breakfast in bed. Since we still had a couple extra kids hanging around, that meant no fancy eggs benedict for Uncle Jim. Instead, the early risers (Georgie, Annalise and I) went out and got donuts for Father's day. Because, really, that's all Dad wants anyway. Jim and the crew settle down for a quick bite to eat before the presents get handed out.
A pie iron! Now we can eat campfire pies with frosting on top!

When Georgie heard there were more donuts downstairs, she tried to escape, with cute results.

Finally, she got her donut. Aunt Jenni's house is the best. Your mom would never let you have a whole donut to yourself, kid. I wouldn't let my own baby have a donut. that's why we have aunts and uncles.

Later, we took Uncle Jim out to lunch at Steak and Shake because kids eat free on the weekends and we had an entire herd to feed.

Future in food service?

Future grill master.

Look how happy she is. First a donut, then all the french fries she could gum down. You will see that we also gave her fruits and vegetables so we aren't completely to blame for her stunted growth. Then it was off to the Children's musuem!

In the new area of National Geographics Treasures of the Earth, Mom, Sweet Gee, and Annalise hanging with the clay warriors found in China.

Evie and Henry dig for another warrior.

Annalise has finally mastered the monkey bars. It seems like Evie has been doing it forever and now little sis can do it too!

Of course, we had to park Henry in a race car on the way out.