Stick and the Bones: The Grad Party

The Party.

This is my last post about Luke for awhile... I promise!

Danielle planned and executed a perfect party, lots of fun!

There was slip n slides, baby pools, bocce ball tournaments, great food, lots of frozen drinks, an INFAMOUS WATER WAR, new cousins, and lots of laughing!

Ashley and Beth.

Beth and Livvie were on her like glue! Danielle's nieces and nephews became our kids new cousins. They all bonded immediately.

Bocce ball tournament.

Water balloons.

The "safe zone".

No water war fights were allowed here.

Lisa, Laura, Mom, and Dianne.

So I burned a few bridges this afternoon.

OUr plan.

I was to gather all the kids together for a group photo.

All the adults had water guns behind their backs.

When I counted to 3 the kids smiled for about 1/2 a second until they realized the adults had attacked! I could not get them to pose for me the rest of the weekend.

(It was worth it!)

;)

Patrick's matrix moves.

Luke with all his nieces and nephews, (minus the two babies).

Alan, Livvie, Ashley, Beth, Sam, Christopher, and Josh

(missing from picture was Timmy and Bree)

Luke opening his gifts and cards.

One of my favorite gifts given was from Danielle's aunt.

She gave Luke a gift card to Dunkin' Donuts!

It was so cute, Luke read each card out loud and was so appreciative of everything he received.

Danielle had these special candy bars made for all of us.

One of my favorite parts of the day was witnessed by very few.

L and D were such gracious hosts that they gave up their room and all their extra beds to their guests and opted to sleep in a tent in the backyard.

Watching Luke, and his friend Mike, set up a tent they have never set up before, in the dark, and after having quite a few was worth staying up late.

It took them about an hour.

It was an hour that mom, Patrick, Rachel, Cody, John, and I spent trying to control our laughter. I thought Luke was going to kick us out. We kept laughing every time we heard them say, "Feed the pole through..."