The day after

I woke up this morning and wondered if it was all a dream. Could it really be over? Could all the prep, anticipation, overeating, and hour of extroverted activity be over? The short answer is no. This was just round one and in fact it did happen. Now we get to wait for the friends party.

Round one was nice, though. We had some family over - actually all the family who now lives in the area. I think it totalled 14. That actually included some neighbors too. Here are some pictures, most of which Mia took:

All the guests at the party, except Mia who took the photo. Back row is: me, Roger (step father), Jacki (my mother), Noah (my nephew and Robyn's son who is 13), Robyn (my sister), Linda (Andrea's mother), Jay (one of our neighbors), Jonah, Andrea, Carol (another neighbor), Mark (Andrea's father). Front row: Lisa (Jay's wife), Joe (Andrea's brother in law), Robbie (Robyn's husband), Madi (my niece and Robyn's daughter), and Stacey (Andrea's sister and Joe's wife).


Mia took this photo of Madi. Just look at that composition.

My sister and her family. Again, this is another Mia photo.

Our neighbors.


Here are some more photos from the party. I am going to cut this posting short as my r is not working very well and my finger is starting to hurt.

Happy Birthday, little girl!

Mia and her new groovy girl.

Always as beautiful as the day I met her.


A nice picture to make my mother happy.