We decided to have a traditional Texas BBQ with brisquit from the "Swinging Door" restaurant, on bread or rolls, with BBQ sauce, grandma Helen's fameous potato salad, pickles, sliced onions, green salad, fruit salad, lots of chips with french onion dip, and of course guacamole. For deseret we had pecan pie, peach cobbler & vanilla ice cream, and a pie that Whitney made that had a cream cheese filling in a graham cracker crust, topped with strawberries, (she also added blue berries), and drizzled with a chocolate that hardens. It's a heavenly creation that Jessica made for them on their recent visit to Kansas. What can I say ...it was a work of art and scrumptious too!
We ended up skipping the swim part of the get together and dove straight into the tasty food. Can't say that I blame them ...it was awesome! Afterwards everyone had a great time visiting and catching up with each other and relaxing in the post BBQ glow. After a quick clean up I stayed upstairs to keep an eye on the younger generation. Before dinner they started out playing in grandma's "toy box from the 70's". Which is a mix of classic toys that survived my kids early years. No batteries required, not a single computer chip driven toy in the lot, manual operation only. The kids love them!
They also played Crossfire an old "arcade style" game of Eric's which is still a family favorite. As always it required an early intervention due to 7 little ones all clamoring to have a turn all at the same time! Which is code for ...time to put the game away before great aunt Kathy goes bonkers! Post dinner they moved on to Jenga, Whack-Attack and ping pong. It was fun watching them play different games together and interact with each other and see each of their cute personalities shine. They are a lively bunch and very entertaining! When good byes were said and the last one headed out the door for their drive home the house was filled with a deafening silence! We can't wait to see them all at the next big family event ...The Richards Family Reunion. It will be awesome!
Unfortunately I didn't remember to pull out my camera until our friends had left and the party was winding down. So here are the few pictures I managed to capture of our fun day. Enjoy!
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Some how I managed to miss Eric and Whitney wasn't in the mood for her photo op!
Whitney & Cody are moving into their new apartment in the Barker Cypress area of Houston on Wednesday, and Eric is hoping to get an early release from the army so he can go to college in Salt Lake City this Fall. He wanted to take a trip first and couldn't find any takers so he and his dad are heading to Europe for a father/son bonding experience. Woo hoo!!!
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