Ele was super-smart and hosted a Fourth of July party on the Tuesday night before the fourth. She sent out these adorable handmade invites and her party was no let-down.
Ahh, I love hot dogs, so her hotdog bar was a perfect treat!
The whole spread was quite nice, very delectable!! Those fruit parfaits were amazing!!
Our hosts, Will and Ele! Thanks for the great party, guys!
A view of I-540/NC-540 from the air (taken from the south side of the airport).
Gracie, hiding in a box.
Dad found a perfect napping companion in Marmalade.
Mom and Gracie, being lovey.
Me with all three kittens. Gracie, Shadow and Marmalade.
Pile of cats.
Here’s Gracie with her nails dug into my face. She seems obsessed with glasses and is always attacking them. 
Marmalade (a.k.a. Furball) is a few weeks older than the other two, and a little more shy. So very sweet, though, can’t you tell? 
And then there’s Shadow, who reminds me so much of Cayce. Also very sweet, and not as crazy as Gracie.
The kids spent lots of time in the pool on Saturday. Dave kept the kids occupied by swimming with them in the pool.
Here’s Carson, getting ready to go on an underwater expedition.
Here’s baby Kate. Damn she’s cute.
Here’s Riley, who spent nearly all day in those Muck boots he found. He’s such a great kid!
We spent all day Saturday (not Caturday) getting the place ready for the big festivities.
Dave and Eric fill a horseshoe pit with sand.
Kevin assists.
The horseshoe pits are kind of important. Lots of attention focused on getting them just so. They don’t kid around, measured distances between the pits, posts pounded in at an 11 degree angle and all that.
Leslie and Vince watch a game of horseshoes. Vince stole my hat, which I stole from Riley, who stole it from Grampy’s closet.
The view of the house and garage from the horseshoe pits. The main structure you see is actually the garage. The house is behind the tents/canopies. We have tons of tables and chairs and tents and coolers. It should be a good day!
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