Celebration Day!

hello....fun!

for joey's birthday/memorial day we decided to put up a brand new volleyball net that darin's mom got us at a yard sale.

emily simply said to the boys, "make yourselves useful and figure out how to put up this net..." and they did. (after lots of deliberation and jimmyrigging)

now let the volleyfun begin!

(emily was nicknamed volleybabe in sixth grade, a fact which brought endless mirth that night)

not being much of the sporty sort (could ya tell?) i got reeeeaaaallllly into taking action shots.

even pops got in on the action!

every time new people arrived we dragged them into the game.

like eric and ashley:

nadya and martin:

stan and les, who were total firecrackers!

christian:

rebecca (she's got moves):

even sylvan:

and darin, who got home early from work for once (!) rushed into the game, and promptly got hurt:

it was sort of the perfect party.

1. sports

2. bbq

3. cake

4. pinata!

5. presents

6. cats

7. beer

oh, and i had really big hair that day for whatever reason, and which i am oddly proud of.

marmy made the best raspberry vanilla cake:

emily danced in the soft porch light:

i got four words for you: CORN ON THE COB.

addie also got off early and arrived sporting her cute new haircut:

and gifts for the birthday boy:

bustin out the pinata:

hanging out all cozy in the sunset...

best of all was just being around so many friends and loved ones all day long.

i think it's going to be a GREAT SUMMER.