Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Kicking off the SUMMER!!!

We officially kicked off the summer on the 23rd of May, the Saturday before Memorial Day, with a family cookout. That's when these photos were taken, but I have been slow in downloading and posting them. All of the Aquila's except Jeff and his family were able to attend.

We grilled out chicken and polish sausages, made my 'famous' BBQ beans, and threw together some fiesta dip and shrimp cocktail. The rest of the family brought delightful side dishes....broccoli, pasta salad, chips, rolls, cake, creamy graham cracker and pudding dessert, garden salad, and much more (I cannot remember it all). Let's just say that the kitchen counter and our tummies were very full!!!!

As an aside...Today is Vincent's birthday!!! He is 46 years old!!! June is our busy month as far as holidays. Every one of Bruce's siblings has a June birthday. Then we have my mom's birthday, our wedding anniversary, father's day and Princess's birthday (not that we celebrate the dog's birthday really:) But still, it is a pretty big month for us. SO, if you are reading this...HAPPY BIRTHDAY VINCENT!!!!




Grammy and Aunt Mary are eating...we get tickled because Grammy usually ends up making a bib out of her napkin :)
...Grammy's head, Aunt Mary, Uncle Vincent and his lovely wife, Aunt Julia...
Abigail, Maddie and Ben (Vince and Julia's children) are racing after the meal......
...the kids are eating and visiting....they usually end up at their own table....we just don't have room for everyone at one table in our house, but they like having their own place :)

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