Blog Day # 163 in a day of my life. Birthday-Part 3- our house and patio!

     After a couple hours at Blumont- we moved our party to it's last stage at our home in Brambleton. Here we had dinner planned, beef on wicks-salads-Swedish Apple cake, drinks, beer on ice and presents for the twins and Tammy. Counting the kids, somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 to 35 kids and adults.



THE TWINS WENT FIRST IN OPENING THEIR PRESENTS. WE WERE IN THE PATIO UNDER THE CANOPY IN CASE OF RAIN , OR IF IT GOT TOO HOT. WHICH IN EITHER CASE, IT DID NOT RAIN AND WAS OVER CAST BUT WARM. A PERFECT DAY AND A PERFECT WAY TO END OUR PARTY!



ALMOST ALL THE COUSINS ARE GIRLS! I JUST REALIZED THAT! IN FACT, AT THIS PARTY- THERE WAS ONLY ONE BOY COUSIN!

TAMMY OPENING A PRESENT FOR HERSELF. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN WATCHING THE REACTIONS OF HER AND THE TWINS.


ALL THE COUSINS HELPED THE TWINS TO GET THE WRAPPING OFF, AND EACH WATCHED INTENTLY AS THEY FINISHED BY THEMSELVES.



MASON- TO THE LEFT- THE LONE BOY COUSIN! WITH HIS MOTHER AND FATHER-WHO ARE EXPECTING TWINS IN FIVE MONTHS OR SO. SO WE WILL HAVE A SECOND SET OF TWINS IN THE FAMILY!


OLIVIA AND TOMMY-OLIVIA'S FATHER,  NEIGHBORS AND BEST FRIENDS OF MIKE AND DEBBY. AND MARCUS'S MOTHER JENNY.



JOANNE, MARCUS SISTER, ELLA AND DEBBY IN BACKGROUND- AND TAMMY.



                     GERHARD- MARCUS'S FATHER-WHO WAS BORN IN GERMANY!

IT WAS A PERFECT ENDING TO A LONG DAY. WE HAD BUFFET STYLE DINNER, AND WE ENDED UP AROUND 6 PM , EVERYONE GONE-SAD-BUT HAPPY. THIS IS WHAT TAMMY WANTED FOR HER AND THE TWINS. AND I MUST SAY- IT WENT REALLY SMOOTH. HATS OFF TO GREAT AMERICAN FARM AND BLUMONT WINERY. AND TO SHERRY WHO WORKED SO HARD PREPARING THE FOOD. WHICH THERE WAS LITTLE LEFT! THAT MEANS IT WAS VERY GOOD AND IT WAS. SINCE RETIREMENT, SHE HAS GOTTEN BACK INTO FIXING DIFFERENT MEALS, BAKING, AND SHE IS REALLY A GREAT COOK.

ONE LAST PICTURE-FOR THIS IS OUR NEXT ADVENTURE AWAITING TO START.
OUR LIVES ARE FULL OF ADVENTURES- AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS CHAPTER TO BEGIN!


YES- MADISON HAS MADE THE TRAVEL SOCCER TEAM. SHE IS FAST-PLAYS MIDFIELD-AND IS UNSELFISH AND PASSE'S THE BALL EXTREMELY WELL. SHE IS ONLY 11 YRS OLD AND CAN RUN A SIX MINUTE MILE WITH NO PRACTICE. HERE SHE IS BOUNCING THE SOCCER BALL WITH HER KNEES, SO FAR SHE CAN DO IT 30 STRAIGHT TIMES. I CAN'T EVEN DO IT ONCE! LOL

I AM REALLY LOOKING AHEAD TO THIS, AS WE HAVE FOLLOWED HER SINCE SHE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD. THE TRAVEL SOCCER TEAM PLAYS IN ONLY TOURNAMENTS, AND IS USUALLY 2 OR 3 DAYS! TO MAKE THIS TEAM, SHE HAD TO TRY OUT AND BEAT OUT A LOT OF OTHER GIRLS, MOST OF WHOM HAD PLAYED SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE ON THE TRAVEL TEAM!

SO TO SAY THE LEAST, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HER. OUR ADVENTURE BEGINS IN A FEW WEEKS. ELLA, IS STILL PLAYING IN THE COUNTY LEAGUE, AND SHE IS VERY GOOD ALSO. IN A FEW YEARS, SHE WILL BE TRYING OUT FOR THE TRAVEL TEAM.

SO ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A GREAT THREE PART BIRTHDAY PARTY. TO ALL OF YOU TAKING THE TIME TO READ AND LOOK AT THE PICTURES, THANK YOU!

               UNTIL NEXT TIME-HAPPY TRAILS-PEACE BE WITH YOU- HGD!