OVER THE HILL~~

Tomorrow, October 13th, Josh turns 30 and we had an awesome birthday party for him Saturday out at the house. The weather was absolutely beautiful. We couldn't have asked for nicer weather. I hope that it stays that way for Trenton's birthday on the 1st. I don't mean to toot my own horn but I was really proud of the decorations. I had my mom and Cathy pick up some mums and we had some square bails and the neighbor gave us some corn stalks. I bought some big pumpkins and then bought little pumpkins to put on the tables and we let each one of the kids take one home. I forgot how much I loved fall. The mums were so beautiful. We had a great turn out. At around 2:00 when the party was supposed to start their was only our families and I was starting to get worried. Then around 3:00 Josh's friends from Winchester all showed up and he was really excited to see them, even though he would never admit it. I think after all was said and done there were over 30 adults and almost 20 kids here at the house. Again, another praise for the beautiful weather!! I think that this was the first time that we had enough food for everyone and only a little bit of leftovers. I was really excited for Josh, he does a lot for a lot of people and he was really tickled at the turn out for him. I know that not everyone understands or appreciates his sense of humor but he is a really great person and does whatever he can for whoever he can and it was really great to see the appreciation from his family and friends at the party. It was a great day!!!

Well, as I look at this picture I love the decorations but my posters could have used a little work!! We had the cake table decorated with pictures of Josh through the years.

There were just enough seats for the guests and the food was delicious! We cooked whole chickens and then cut them up and Pa cooked a ham from one of the hogs that we had from a previous party.

"Happy Birthday to you....." The cake was the one thing that we have plenty of. Everyone was so full from dinner that hardly no one ate cake and of course I had to buy the entire sheet cake that feeds 1,000! It was good but it wasn't an Emma/Tammy cake!!

Triston riding around with Paige. The older kids were a great help by entertaining the younger ones.

Check out Dad's new haircut! It looked so great on him. I think it made him ten years younger. Plus the side burns are gone, its been awhile since he hasn't had sideburns. I don't know if I have ever seen him without them.

The one time that we don't rent a moon bounce their were 20 kids at the house. But they managed to keep themselves entertained!

The Kubota was a big hit with the kids. Larry was the chauffeur most of the time. They would take the kids to go and see the pigs and dogs. I guess this takes place of the good old fashion hay ride!

Trenton showing off his blue tongue from the pixie stick. I had a bunch of pixie sticks and push pops left over from previous parties so we handed them out to the kids. I am sure that their parents were grateful!!!