Ryan Eugene Heffelman is three! (His real birthday is actually tomorrow, but as it happens, we decided to celebrate it today--which turned out to be a good thing because his great-grandmother's memorial/burial service will be tomorrow, which we didn't know was going to happen when we planned the party.) We had a pretty nice celebration for our little guy!
Ryan's favorite person in the whole world is his Grandpa Heffelman. Grandpa and Grandma H. got here before the kids did, but when they pulled in the drive, Ry saw Gwumpa's "big brue truck" and knew he was here. Well! When he came in the door, he dashed right past his other grandmother and me, straight to his buddy. It was funny!
There were twelve people to attend (in my little house)! One couple and their 3-year-old daughter were later in coming, and that's the only thing that saved us. We ate in two shifts. I had a big pot of chili, corn meal muffins, hot dogs with fixings, chips, carrot and celery sticks, tater chips, olives, and apple slices with caramel dip. Grandma Judy brought a yummy chocolate/peanut butter ice cream cake for the Birthday Boy. All three of the children were good as gold. People departed in shifts, too, so there was more space for the children to explore their new toys. (Robin and Zoey each got something, too.) I think everyone had a good time. Ryan got a couple of things that he really liked. One was a truck kit. It comes in pieces, with a real power tool to put it together. Wow! He is REALLY into trucks...
All things considered, everything went well. Friday evening was spent raking leaves. Saturday, unfortunately, was somewhat lost to me because I developed what can be called the Green Apple Quick Step, and didn't feel good at all. I did what I could but didn't stray far from the bathroom all day. Today, all is back to normal, so I worked myself silly in order to get things presentable for the masses. Whoever invented disposable dinnerware has my vote for President!
Back to the grind tomorrow...
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