Celebrating with Michelle and Chris

The highlight today will be heading over to Chris and Michelle’s for a BBQ, they have invited some friends and family for the afternoon. Chris’s Birthday was yesterday and we will celebrate today! I have a specially created birthday card for him, I love creating unique cards suited to each individual. We decide to leave Oreo at home but we will take Cookie she is too young to stay home alone and we know the kids will love playing with her. After accomplishing some tasks at home grabbing a quick lunch we put Cookie, her favourite toys and her blanket into her little house and off we go. Poor Oreo, we feel bad leaving her but she is just too exuberant to take into a group of people, maybe one of these days soon she will learn to meet people calmly. The day is fairly warm 18 c (65F) sunny with a bit of cool breeze and when we arrive people are hanging outside and inside, well most of the girls inside and all the guys outside! We stop inside to drop off the goodies we have brought and then head outside taking Cookie with us, as we expected the kids immediately start playing with Cookie, carrying her around, dog and kids having a great time.



Some of Caitlin's friends spent most of the afternoon playing indoors. Others spent most of the afternoon and evening outside.

And they ate indoors.

Chris and Michelle's friend, Christopher in the hoody with friend Christine.

Even if it is Chris's birthday he is still doing chief chef duties!

Michelle finally gets to eat after making sure everything and everyone has been looked after.

Some of Michelle and Chris's friends we met that afternoon, a great bunch of people!

Woody left early as he had warned Michelle and Chris he would, taking the camera with him so I didn't get any pictures of the birthday cake or any of the children playing with Cookie!

It was a totally enjoyable day for all of us! Michelle drove me back to the campground after dark, just as we left Woody called and wondered when I would be home, he was back from hunting and waiting for us, I had the keys to the fifth, Woody and I both thought I would beat him home! We both thanked Michelle for driving Cookie and I home, said our goodbyes after a few more hugs!

The campground was quiet, the Cadets are self sufficient and disciplined nothing to check up on so we just headed inside, greeted by Oreo who was so excited to see us back. After taking both dogs for a short play we settled down and chatted some about our day before heading to bed.