More than three years ago, when my daughters begged for a birthday party they could invite both their cousins AND friends too, and we came up with a backyard summer carnival as a compromise, who knew it would become such an operation?
Although pared down a bit after last years event, this summer's carnival was fun, relaxing and featured lots of happy kids on waterslides and in dunk tanks! I appreciate the adult helpers who made this happen: my sister Jennie who cooked and prepared a small kids water park, my former coworker and friend Chef Maggie Kiefer who patiently filled hundreds of water balloons, our new friend "Pops" who cleaned the front of the house and helped me prepare the lawn the day before the event, Ayad Al-Mansuri of AhA Lawncare whose guys did a great job mowing, and my mom, who patiently puts up with this craziness every year! Oh yeah, and thanks to the Murillos for bringing plenty of ice!
Ken and Victoria Pollard, and my wife Shelli, took the pictures of this event you are about to see here!
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