Par-tay

Last night was our big End of Summer Hootenanny. It was super fun!! Annoyingly, (and clumsily) I fell down the stairs at work on Friday and sprained my ankle. The bonus of working with a bunch of doctors is that the professor whose office is next door to mine came over, checked things out/cutely hovered around and brought me ice from his lab, assured me it wasn't broken, only sprained - and said I should elevate it, ice it, wrap it and stay off it. That hindered party prep a bit!! But we managed!! I may have overdone it because it's grossly swollen today! Worth it.

Steve managed to finish his corn hole set before the party! 100% handmade by Steve:

Everyone was very impressed!

Steve did nearly all the outdoor prep himself. Steve is awesome! 

Before the festivities began, Steve finalizing his seating plan

Mid-festivities

Steve and his s'more helpers

Upper deck twinkle lights!

And twinkle lights from below

The upper deck (off Wm's room) was definitely the place to be. We put a fan out there and it kept the mosquitos away, the twinkle lights were fun, and it made for a cool, breezy, place to hang out and eat cakes! But, Wm goes, "I didn't even get to go out on my deck once...it was always full of grown ups!"

Wm slept in until 8:30!! That NEVER happens! Here he is looking cute in his robe and loungewear. 

There seemed to be support for a Halloween party with costume contest. We'll have to see if we're up for it! Not only do we have enough leftover food to feed an army, but we will *have* to have more parties because we bought Costco-sized pallets of paper plates and plastic silverware. Start thinking of costumes now...