Sophia & Avery – day 1

This is a new version of Paper Rock Scissors:
The funny part, to me, was how the loser of a round had to pose, big sigh, oh no:
Then we went to:


All the animals here have been rescued.

Near the bear exhibit were life-size cut outs of three bears (smallest to largest):  black bear, grizzly bear, polar bear (this would become important later in the day).

Avery was great at showing me where I should be taking pictures. “Grandma, over here, the baby peacocks!”

Then we went to Parrot Planet:

After we got home, we played Bird Bingo, black-out of course.

Then the bears began creating their dens. The middle-sized bear:

Somewhere in this mess, under the small table?, was the den of Greta:

At first named Bob the Black Bear, Avery changed his name to Blue Bear.

Penelope the Polar Bear was relegated the kitchen/dining area – “Penelope!” was usually called 2-3 times before she responded appropriately. Smile.

The after-after party

Tim and Mike barbecued cheeseburgers and Maria made my latest favorite meal – Cheeseburger Salad.Along with Mike’s wife Renee, Leslie, Nate, and Liam came over also.Liam and Papa talked on the phone, sort of.

Thank you Maria for inviting up to help with the Invitational this year. I had a GREAT time!

Day 3

Well before the 2 pm lunch, I went to do some decorating for the awards banquet. The tables only had the white table cloths on them. I taped down a couple of darts in each strip of strip to look like the stitching on a baseball. One done, 14 tables to go.Done!After being set:The after-party:Here comes trouble: Jameson’s with a pickle juice chaser … Congratulations to the winning team: Nancy Venable, Terry Oliver, Kalli Brzezinski and Agnes Kennedy!