PARTY TIME!! 3 Party Posts in 1!!

While Andy is finishing up the editing on the amazing wedding of Meagan and Joe, I'll keep you entertained with this festive post....

PARTY ONE:

You may recall that my darling daughter, Summer, turned ten at the end of April. We were traveling on her birthday, so we had a mom + daughter day at the American Girl Doll store in NYC. She made it very clear at that time that she still wanted to have a party with her favorite pals at home. Well, between the crummy weather and the busy schedule, we never seemed to make that happen until the week before school started up again. Oh, and it worked out great because my replacement dad (the dad who raised me) and his wife (affectionately known as "Papa and Honey") were visiting that week. They were super heroes and helped with everything! Honey even helped Summer make a scrumptious cake from scratch!!

the girls...

the yummy cake...
Hannah was born one day before Summer and is her first friend ever.
Riley is probably freeeeezing in this photo as it was about 55 degrees out.
Honey and Papa!!
fresh picked garden flowers
the taped boxes are always tricky...
worth the wait...
it was a bit too windy for candles, but Summer didn't mind.
the cast of characters...
yum.


PARTY TWO:

Okay, so I made it through my 40th year with not too much trauma...oh, except that on my actual birthday, I was flying home from California with the kids and tore my shoulder. oh, and now I need surgery. But this is a happy post, so we'll talk about that another day.
So anyway, I decided that because I'm not a big fan of the 40th birthday party, but love parties, it was safe to celebrate again. So we threw a last minute Plaid-themed party. Why? Because not everyone has polka dots, which I love even more than plaid. Andy whipped up his nearly world-famous carrot cake, two of them actually, and they were scarfed down by the end of the day.

This is what was going on pre-party...which proves there is never a dull moment with Baxter around!

the adorable Amanda Herzberger popped by early on.
Yeti loved the ice cold water.
some of my favs: Marc, Whitney and little Kata
too cute for words...
It was a two man job to light all those candles!
Thanks to Barrie Fisher we had documentation for the next few photos. Sorry that you had to use my Canon, Barrie! :-P


Barrie and Steve Mease capture the cake...
Patty with her fab plaid tie and Cheryl D.
the Delucas were born in plaid.
Pat and Eileen
some of my all time favorites: Janine, Rimmer, Max + Cody
Papa and Honey with their grand dog, Yeti!
Post party. Yet another example of the around the clock entertainment around here...


PARTY #3 a.k.a. The party that I wish did not have to happen at all!!

If the Lunbecks didn't decide to up and move to the state of Washington, a million miles away from Vermont, we wouldn't have had to go to this very fun and festive party. We'd rather keep those wonderful, adorable, and fabulous Lunbecks right here where they belong. We really did have a great time, but I hid my camera, so I didn't miss the fun.

The Lunbecks

Thomas gives his son a little lovin'.
I have no idea whose kids these are, but you've gotta love the decorations on that t-shirt!

Hi Martha, I know you are out there...I miss you already!! xoxo