The graduation party Saturday afternoon was very nice but boy, was it warm! It was originally supposed to be outside at Grandpa's house but with temperatures reaching 3 digits, it was just too warm. By the time we got there (we waited until Annika woke up from her nap before heading over) everyone had moved inside. Even with the air conditioner going full blast and every fan in the house on, it was still too warm in there. It didn't help that there as probably over 50 people in the house too. Everyone was in great spirits anyway. Really, what could you do? Annika had a great time playing with her cousin Jack. Jack is Jason and Jennie's boy and is about 4 months older than Annika. They were having fun playing with a small, soft football and other toys that Jack had brought along. They also had a great time together on the trampoline in the backyard. My cousin Amanda was on there with them and there were a bunch of people standing around the trampoline. To say they were well supervised is an understatement. Annika loves jumping on everything (the couch, the bed, etc.) so having a trampoline is heaven to her. The trampoline is under some trees, thank goodness. She was still a sweaty little monkey though by the end of the afternoon. And she didn't want to eat any food either, well, except for cake. She kept taking people by the hand and bringing them to the kitchen and asking for cake. I'm sure she had more than one cupcake that afternoon. When Kris and I left at 7pm to go to his reunion, the party was still in full swing. Annika had lots of babysitters that night. And she was not upset in the least that we were leaving.

The reunion Saturday night was also fun. I think it helps that Kris and I went to high school together (dating since his sophomore year!) because I knew most everybody that was there. I may not have been friends with them or talked with them much in high school, but I still recognized them and could carry on basic chit chat (where do you live, oh, you're kids are so cute!, etc.) There were a couple people that I was friends with back then and it was nice to catch up with them again. (Hi Alesha and Jon!) Kris was quite the social butterfly. I think he talked to just about everyone there that night, some more than others of course. We even got a couple goofy pictures too. I finally had to ask him at midnight if we could go. He was such a gentleman though. He kept asking me through the night if I was okay, how was I feeling, did I want to go, etc. I kept telling him that I was fine (I was!) And that I could get some water or appetizers if I needed them (yummy fresh pineapple!). I kept telling him that this was his party and that we could leave whenever he was ready. However, by midnight it was 2 hours past my usual bedtime and my back and feet were hurting from standing most of the night and the reunion was starting to thin out so I asked if we could head out too. I felt bad but by the time we picked up Annika (and said goodbye to Dave and Dar - boo!) and got home and into bed, it was 1:15am! I was sleepy! Thankfully Annika slept until 8am Sunday morning. Whew!

Yesterday was the baby shower for my cousin Melissa and her new son. It was nice to see her again (Hi Melissa!) since she lives in Florida. I even got to hold the baby for a few minutes and I'm happy to report that Annika was not jealous in the slightest! I was a little worried since she's such a Momma's girl. She was just very interested in him and pet his arms and legs. I'm sure it will be different when our baby is home 24/7 and taking up a lot of Mommy's time but at least she wasn't jealous right off the bat. She was very interested in the baby's swing though. She even tried to climb in it twice! Silly girl.

Friday night I uploaded a bunch of pictures. I finished the Annika #11 album and started an Annika #12 album. Have fun browsing. There are even a couple of pictures of Kris and I in there (from the surprise 50th birthday party a week ago - we were goofing around).