4th 'o' July BBQ/First Birthday Party

We had 26 adults and 10 kids at its peak. I wish we had room for more. Then again, after it rained and we all rain indoors (just as the last hamburger was being removed from the grill), its a god thing we hadn't invited all that we wished we could have.
Enjoy!
Rob's folks drove in from Ohio the night before & that morning (over 9 hr drive). A COMPLETE surprise. They brought Andy, Rob;s brother, who had never even visited our house before! They all left early the next morning.


We had 3 kiddie-pools but all the kids wanted to be in the tallest one. Miles, hated getting his head wet and cried. Evie is looking at him as if to say, "What happened?"


Evie hangng out in the tub with Tyler - they had the same chubby-faced expressions.


"Miles! Can you hear me? We seem to be separated by an invisible wall! Can you hear me? Hello?!."

When playing house is still considered innocent.


The party was primarily designed to be held outdoors. There's actually a brick patio on the side with tables/chairs and where the grill is (more people there, too). We had nearly enough seating and entertainment for all... that is... until the rain came! Everyone indoors!

Thankfully not everyone was still here when we ran inside! We are at max capacity! But it all turned out fine & was fun...

Evie is bewildered as to why all these people are looking at her singing a song about "Happy Birthday"....