After church we got groceries and picked up pizzas for lunch. Eli and Jack had fun playing outside this afternoon. It rained and they got super muddy in the pond. They found a turtle in the pond that had leaches on its shell. Eli pulled the leaches off. This evening we got to listen to a great concert from the Saginaw Eddy band. Jacob had fun playing these pieces. When we got home we had popcorn pop and ice cream.
Jared went to town for our Sat goodies. He also stopped at the store to get balloons for the party. Today is Jacob's graduation party! When Jared got back we worked on making goulash. Then we packed the van with a bunch of stuff for the party. Jared and Jacob went to the park to start unloading the van. They set up tables and covered them. Vikki and the kids met us at the park to help. We sent Jared to the dollar store for a couple thing but then called him to let him know we didn't need them. A bunch of the balloons deflated so Jared went back to the store to exchange them. It was windy so we taped down all the tablecloths. We worked hard on getting everything decorated. Mom and Dad got there around 3:00. I was really worried we weren't going to get everything done on time. We went home to get the food and drinks. Mom, Vikk, Bruce also made goulash. Kenzie made chocolate covered strawberries. Everyone helped me so much to get ready for this party. Thank you!! It was warm but felt good with the breeze and shade. A bunch of family and friends came to celebrate with us. Even Dennis and Marcie came all the way from Novi! And my Aunt Brenda and Uncle Dave surprised us and came from Charlevoix! We were so surprised to see them. It's been a really long time!. Jacob had fun visiting and playing games. The party went from 4-7pm. After the party we worked on cleaning up the pavilion. Jack came home to spend the night with us and was a big help. After unloading everything we cleaned up a little and then I made popcorn and we watched a movie. Jacob had fun opening all his cards from the party.
