Back in July, we took a trip over a long weekend to celebrate my Dad's 70th birthday.  My how the decades fly!!  It was a good time and always nice to see the whole family again.

 One afternoon we spent by the River fishing.  Have I mentioned how James loves fishing?  Rarely a day goes by when he doesn't tell me "but I just want to go fishing!"  I do wish there was a river near us that we could take him more often.  Unfortunately, he has to wait for special outings.  

He didn't catch a thing, but a few others did; just some small sunfish and a couple small catfish.  James got to hold a sunfish long enough to throw him back in.  He was disappointed, though, that he didn't get to catch his own.  Someday!

 During our feast of steak kabobs and pulled pork, Peter kept trying to sit on this chair.  He didn't have alot of luck as the homemade seat kept collapsing and throwing him on the floor :).  But he finally got it!

 For some fun in the sun, my Dad had made a couple games of bean bag toss.  Fun!  Arend and Rosee had brought along a few kites and everyone had a good time getting them to fly.  Michael was the first to make his airbourne, but soon enough they were all up there.  We only lost one across the cornfield.

 Then, to help work off our dinner in preparation for dessert, we played a few more games: potatoe sack races, balancing the ball on a spoon races, wheelbarrow races, and 3 legged races.  Such silly fun keeps us all young at heart :)  I love the laughs on everybodies faces in all these photos.

 Getting the line-up together.  Wait, Mom and Dad have a head start!!

 On your mark, get set,

 GO!!

And a sweet shot of a pair of little pals.