2008 Block Party

We had our annual block party yesterday. The weather was perfect and most of the neighborhood was in attendance. It is an afternoon/evening affair. It started at 2:00 with kid games..... scavenger hunt, candy grab, face painting, fill the bottle, etc..... The adults have a tournament playing a game called Washers. It is a lot of fun to play. It looks easier than it is. We rented a bounce house for the kids to play on. Each family brought a hot or cold dish and meat to eat for dinner. After dinner, we sat by the fireplace and roasted marshmellows. We ended the evening with a fireworks show. Our neighbor is able to get the illegals ones and sets them off. It is a lot of fun getting together and hanging out. We all have a good time. It is something the kids look forward to each year. We have a wonderful neighborhood.

Cameron hard at work. Roasting marshmellows is a tough job.

Taylor's marshmellow caught on fire. She was freaking out. Kevin saved the day and blew it out.

As the day wore on, it got a bit chilly. They had a fire for us to keep warm and the kids to roast marshmellows. Check out Taylor and Cameron's serious faces. Taylor has the hoodie on. Taylor doesn't like to eat the marshmellows, she was roasting it for her mom. mmm..

After the adults finished their tournament, the kids wanted to play so dad and son's played each other. Duane and Cam played Chad and Jake. The Sell's lost 21 to 17. It was close. They had fun.

Here is Duane in the "washers" tournament. The goal is to get to 21 first. Last year, Duane and I were the tournament champions. This year we lost in the second round. :-( We have a trophy that goes to the winner for the year. We had to relinquish it to the new winners, Kevin and Amanda Wolf.

This is the kids having fun on the bounce house. This was a first for the block party, it was huge hit with the kids. I am sure this will be annual thing.