Sooz World: Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Maggie....the 14th...and Colleen...today. Another great family gathering by the pool yesterday. We were thrilled to welcome Jayson's Mom, Dad and brother yesterday for the first time to our home. I think fun was had by all. The weather was pretty darn good. Better then past swimming parties for Maggie...or maybe we are getting used to it. The pool water was PERFECT. Cool instead of the usual bathtub hot at this time of year, so it felt refreshing to swim. The kids showed off all their skills to the adults. This was the first time The Wiles met our Emily and Em was a joy, going to everyone without hesitation and eating her dinner with the company of Jayson's brother, Travis. Most of the guest stayed until close to 10 PM, with kids swimming and having fun until then. I pity my neighbors, since it gets so loud. Kuddos to the friend of Colleen and Jayson who made the cupcakes. They were absolutely DELICIOUS. John, as always, barbecued chicken and as always it was delicious. I love seeing people after they toss their plates and are supposedly done eating, standing in the kitchen by the sink with "just one more piece of chicken" being eaten. Susie, our neighbor, brought salads and they were totally wiped out as always. She truly makes the best. We seem to always end up with too many left over snacks from our parties so this time I told the girls to keep them down. Funny how everyone seemed to want to snack yesterday. LOL. Good thing John had also put out shrimp to munch on. All the snacks were wiped out too but I think there was plenty.
Great Day!!!