Thank you for waiting...I finally got all of the pics uploaded. So sit back and enjoy!
Here is the Bday boy...I think he's looking pretty good for 30. He has a few grey hairs, and a few aches and pains, but he still gets down and plays with the kids. I think overall he still has a few more good years left.
Knowing Goose as I do, I knew that a big, public, surprise party would be a stretch for him. So I opted to have a small, private, surprise party in Steve & Nancy's backyard:)
The plan was in motion...Goose would get off from work Friday(his Bday) at 5:00. Everyone was to wait for my text that he had made it into the house. Once he was in the shower everyone would show up and go through the back gate and wait for us to come outside...then everyone would yell...SURPRISE!!!
Well...as you already know...things never workout exactly like they are supposed to. Goose got off and hour early and I started scrambling to get everyone here before he caught on. Just when it seemed I couldn't wait any longer before he realized what was happening, everyone made it.
He wasn't completely surprised...Rocky(Beau & Cara's dog) ran into the house(we must have forgotten to tell him it was a surprise party:) and with that Goose was up to speed with what was going on in the back yard.
Reluctantly, Goose did eventually come out into the back yard and the party was on.
This picture doesn't do the spread we had justice. We had food to spare! Thank You so much to Mark...He came early and cooked all the hamburgers and hot dogs, so that the food was ready for everyone to eat. Normally that would have been Goose's job, but for obvious reasons, I asked Mark to do the grilling.
Grandma made sure to get plenty of Little Wade kisses during the party.
I love this picture of Evie(Esther& Mark's little girl)...you can tell she is really conflicted...should she sit down and slide or just walk down it. She is one tough little girl.
Miles loves to slide
Laney(Esther& Mark's oldest girl), Ian, and Miles...they were playing so well together.
Goose was trying to get sweet smiles from Wade.
Everyone had fun...even Zayne.
Nancy rented a jumbo jumper from Ready, Set, Bounce. It is owned by Kitty Welch(she is one of my best friends). It was such a great idea...I think it actually turned out better than she or I thought it would.
Miles had so much fun...it was hard to get him out of the jumper.
Goose and Bryan "chatting it up"...it only kind of looks like they were posing for the camera.
Ready, Set, Bounce...
It was such a pretty evening...perfect weather, family, great friends, food...does it get any better than this?
Goose even got in the jumper and had fun with the kids.
Just a big kid at heart!
All the kids were excited when Goose got in to jump with them.
We finished off the party with homemade ice cream and cake...
It was a great party...I'm pretty sure everyone left full and happy.
Happy Birthday Goose...We all love you!!!
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