Grizzlies Go Samour

I remember the days when we couldn't get people to come to a party to save our life.  Now it seems we've gone to the other extreme with party attendees in the 50's!  Bash on Bartlett was about 65 and on Saturday we hosted the Greenfield Jr. High Staff Party with 42 guests.  

I moved the dining room chairs into the garage and covered the tables with black tablecloths and created a buffet area.  

It worked great!  Italian meatballs, eggplant rolatini, baked ziti, salad, and rolls were on the menu.  Here are the girls who arrived early to help set up!

Rob was keeping everyone happy with his margaritas.  Good thing racing was cancelled!

A teacher baby photo contest was displayed and fun to look at.

The PA was set up in the front room and yes - dancing did commence.  No party is complete without some Gangnam Style!  

There was even fun to be had in the backyard with badminton!  Thanks Grandpa!

Keener Can!

January brought cold temperatures and the arrival of Grandma, Grandpa, Tara and Lauren from New Jersey.  It's always great when family comes to see you but the real motivation for their visit was Tara's participation in the P.F. Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon.  Lauren's love for long distance running has rubbed off on Tara and she did her first 5 mile run while Lauren had to cheer her on from the sidelines due to injury.

Here she is at the start - looking happy and ready to rock it!

She crafted her own shirt to run in - quite creative and Sun Devil appropriate!

The starting line was right downtown Mill Avenue, the heart of Tempe and ASU.

Here she is after the race, still happy!

What an appropriate sign because YES sometimes starting is the hardest part!

Here are some goodies from the race, a bag and a medal, with her name and time engraved.

Definitely something to be proud of!

Other than the excitement of the race itself, the other time was spent hanging out at the house, enjoying the badminton temps outside.

Spenser was in seventh heaven with so many badminton players in town!  I don't think he even got on his computer the whole time his cousins and grandparents were here.  That is something let me tell you!

Thanks for the visit and hope to see you in April for Samour Sounds next show!