Pfoderie: "CAST AWAY"

August 10, a beautiful, sunny, 84 degree Saturday, a perfect day to stage a "cast away" party. Thank you Daniel, Gina and Elianna. ( I'm under the assumption the party was for me, I was the one with the cast)

Donna and I arrived early and everybody else was expected between noon and two. Daniel and Gina went out of their way and had some of the food catered. The pulled pork and barbecue where delicious. Beside our close circle friends, Donna and I had the opportunity to meet new people, like Daniel's neighbors and Coworkers and their family's. Everybody enjoyed the food and hanging in and around the pool. Of course, the biggest hit, as always, were the baby's, but the free flowing Rum in the boy's corner came in a close second.

Waiting for all the guest to arrive

They look content! No wonder, the food is ready, the pool area is set up perfectly

and the pool is at 79 degree with the heater off.

Filling up on some delicious food before everybody else arrives

The mingling begins.

from left; Daniels neighbor Brett and his wife Brook with baby Landon, Gina, Eliana,

Daniel, Eric and Karla

Eliana is ready to jump in the pool

Everybody enjoying the sunshine

Eliana's special play space for the pool area

Lifeguard at work!!

Even Karla and Sara conquer the pool, under supervision of their husband's

Donna is helping me out with the lifeguard duty

Grandma keeps Eliana warm after all that swimming

It look's like the Rum is starting to take some effect

On this day we stayed overnight for the first time in their house. Amazingly I slept very deep and profoundly I think in part of it because it was very quiet and dark out there in the woods and probably the Rum had something to do with it too.

Also, we where invited to go out on the neighbor's boat the next day, but for some reason (I forget why) we left pretty early for home. Belief me, I hate myself for missing this as you see in the next 4 pictures. To make it worse, Donna blames me for not being able to be there.