What made the weekend so good? Well, let me count the ways: 1. had overnight guests of Susan, Joey, Kelly, Garrett, Anna and Sam; 2. got to see Avery and her parents Kevin and Sharon; 3. watched Nancy play with Garrett, Anna and Sam in the hot tub; 4. teased Susan about her upcoming birthday and the big blowout we are going to have for her next weekend (rumor has it that Susan is getting a keg of beer and will be at the dock - all are welcome); 5. watched K-State win the football game; 6. watched the fireworks show after the game; 7. trimmed trees and hauled the limbs to the dump (thanks for the help Kevin); 8. ate at Cox BBQ; and 9. spent lots and lots of time talking and teasing and talking and teasing each other.
Anna and Garrett made our bedroom into a theater. They turned the lights down, put in a video of old Popeye movies, ate whatever they wanted (in this case - popsicles), and enjoyed the evening.
On Sunday morning, the kids and Nancy splished splashed in the hot tub.
Group photo
Siblings having a good time together
Sam
More splish splashing
Someone drew a caricature of Kelly - don't you think it looks like her? Nancy added her own touch to the photo. I told you we spent lots of time teasing each other.
More foolery!
Anna and Garrett tried a different seating arrangement for the late morning movie. Notice the two new chairs in our bedroom. Can you guess which one is Nancy's and which one is mine?
Nancy and I took the kids to the city park (or as Anna calls it the City Hall Park). Anna is quite athletic. She headed right for the monkey bars and amazed everyone by her ability.
Not a problem for Anna to hang by one arm.
Ahh, how sweet.
More sweetness
We ended the afternoon on Cox BBQ where Kevin, Sharon and Avery joined us. Sharon and Avery had been visiting Sharon's sister in southeast Kansas. But, they returned to Manhappiness just in time to eat with us. Anna and Avery had a great time together. I couldn't decide which photo to post, so as usual, I just posted several versions of the same pose.
Avery is 5 1/2 months old and Anna is 4 1/2 years old.
Does Avery look like Sharon or Kevin?
Anna being Anna
Avery with her Grandma Susan
The Crew
More foolery with the family
The last photo from the weekend - and yet a bit more teasing.
