Fun With The Fam

Yesterday, Papa Wally and Grandma Susan hosted a party at their house to celebrate Eric and Amy's birthdays. We spent the entire day there and we are wiped out!

We brought the Wii and Sam was again jumping and cheering, especially when he saw Papa and Grandma try it. We had a big lunch off of the grill and then Sam (and maybe Eric) took a little nap. When he woke up, he found the party still going strong. Eric's sisters, Shannan and Amy, were there with their families. But Sam didn't know that Jackie, Mike, Miranda and James were going to show up, too!

It was such a beautiful day. We played bean bag toss and Sam and Sean got in our way. Papa threatened his yapping dogs with a squirt gun. Sam and Papa played football, and again Papa's "hut hut!"s made Sam dissolve with laughter. And through it all, there was food, food, food!

Eric and I got to go inside and play cards while Papa entertained Sam and Sean in the backyard. My kid wasn't even wearing shoes - Papa's yard, Papa's rules. Shoes are an option! They were literally out there for hours. Every so often Sam would run inside, breathless, and grab a handful of Chex mix. Then he'd be back out the door!

We left close to Sam's bedtime and he managed to stay awake until we were about 10 minutes from home. We skipped his bath (though it was surely needed) and got right into jammies. I put him to bed and talked to him about his day. "Papa...Papa...Papa...Dada...Papa!" Sam kept repeating.

I think it's safe to say Papa was Sam's favorite part of the day!