Andy is 39, Sunday family reunion 6-26-11

Ok, so Sunday was Andy's birthday.
I also got to give a talk at church.
Worst talk ever.
2nd time in a month to cry in front of other people...sigh.
It was exciting and neat to have Margie's and Gary's families at church to hear me talk, but not so neat and exciting to have them witness my epic fail.

While everyone was at the first hour and a half of church, I prepared lunch.
I scrubbed 30+ potatoes, put them on foil in the oven, put 2 roasts in the crock pot, a pork roast in a small pan, and 2 beef roasts in a cake pan.
Oh, and I baked a cake...regular size.

I was worried about getting to church on time (Anthony and I only go for the last hour), so we ran to the church so I could talk.

After church, so many family came for lunch at my house.

It was awesome to have everyone over, but my mind didn't think of the sheer number of people that would be here!

We had these families~

Walt and Effie

Margie

Gary

Abe

...about 30 people!

Cousins playing Uno Flash

Andy letting Penny out for a few minutes

Aunt Debbie showing Nathaniel, Shirley, and Maggie Nibble, her cute new puppy.

She had a large audience.

Uncle Gary played badminton with the kids.

Sarah (my namesake!), Gary, Lilly, Josh

Seeing Margie's bus kept making me think there was a field trip in the summer going on.

Isn't Charles so cute?!

Uncle Abe showing Sarah how Maggie likes to be held.

Jacob and Anthony...Anthony wasn't too sure about sharing his toys. :) They found a good compromise though.

Anthony came out to watch Josh, and used Uncle Walt's leg for support.

We have a walker!

Josh on his pogo stick. Anthony waves anytime he sees a sibling.

Andy was trying to show that he can't really be 39. :D

Kiana, Nibble, Janice

Maggie and Uncle Gary

Effie, Walt, Kiana, Anthony, Gary

Uncle Gary was teaching Anthony the sign he made for himself...and Anthony was just about doing it by the end of the weekend!

Maggie, Gary, Yahnira, Anthony, Gary

Yahnira, Gary

Steve, Marge, Jacob, Shirley

Deb, Grace, Ruth, Kiana, Yahnira, Richard, Gary, Effie, Walt

This picture shows why we were about half the people in, half outside.

Ruth, Kiana

Andy and his 3-9 cake

Aunt Debbie and Anthony :)

Four square in the street
Maggie, Andy, Ruth, Josh, Janice, Sarah, Grace

Daniel, Margie, Gary, Abe

Isaac, Lilly, Sarah, Janice, Richard

Shirley Mae

Us: Are you cute?

SM: YES!! (tilt of the head and smile)

Almost everyone

Gary's family

Yahnira, Gary

Charles, Sarah, Richard, Gary

I had to put both shots, because I love the expressions in the 2nd.

Abe's family

Deb, Nathaniel, Abe

not pictured (Elizabeth, Laura, Katherine, James)

my family

Josh, Lilly, Anthony, Kelly, Maggie, Daniel

Margie's family, the best shot I could find...and look at Mar-D

George, Steve, Marjorie, Jacob, Ruth

Isaac, Shirley Mae, Grace

Joseph, Janice, Richard, Naomi

not pictured (Samuel)

The braces boys~Daniel and Gary~they wouldn't smile with their teeth.

The 2 Richards

Abe

Gary, me, Margie, Abe

That was sooo not the most flattering of shirts to wear, but it was comfortable.

Kelly, Gary, Grace

They were born within a couple weeks of each other, kinda like triplet cousins.
:)

Sarah looking at Kelly's necklace.