A Pirate Party...

Thursday Donna, myself & the boys ventured down to my dad's outside of Orlando. My cousin was getting married on Saturday so we joined our extended family for the occasion.

Friday, while so many family members were in town for the wedding we had a cookout & semi-small birthday party for the boys.

My bonus sister, her husband & their 2 boys came. So did my sister, brother in law & their son. Then there were our aunts, uncles, cousins, close friends & meeting the boys for the first time was my grandmother.

To the left my Uncles wife, Taneah with my cousin & nephew

To the right my brother in law, Aaron & bonus sister, Meggan

Our nephews, Tucker & Clark playing in the pool with Kellan & Caden

My dad cooking, Donna's dad stealing a hotdog in the background ;)

Donna & my brother in law, Steven

My youngest cousin, Brendon & my Aunt Buffy

My Uncle Rick with 3 of my cousins, Colby, Devin & Blakely

Donna's Dad & Mom

Aunt Ro

Our brother in law, Steven & nephew, Chandler

My Ningy (Grandma,) Aunt Buffy, myself, Caden, Kellan & Garren

The boys had so much fun playing with everyone, maybe too much? It was hard to get them to slow down for cake. I think we probably should have gone straight to cake once they finished eating dinner instead of letting them play again & then trying to get them to come back in again. They did happily eat cake once they had it :)

Chandler, Garren, Caden

Kellan, I think this boy needs a sandbox!



Kellan

Caden

Pirate Garren

Getting them to slow down again enough to open gifts didn't happen. Once we got the boys inside & rinsed off from the pool or in Kellen's case the sand he was covered in, Donna & I started opening their gifts in hopes it would peak their interest but they just aren't there yet with ripping paper off boxes. Their cousins were happy to help though & once the boxes were all opened they were geared up & playing again, not with the gifts but the actual boxes all stacked up & resembling a slide.

Tucker ready to help his cousins open gifts

Chandler & Tucker helping out

Clark ready to help too

Someone was playing peek~a~boo from the garage



And here is a glimpse of the boys & their cousins in action...

Thank you to all who came to the party, it was great seeing everyone!!!

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