Holy crap! Shana and I have a new respect for all of those mothers and fathers out their who go through the first birthday party! Everything went smoothly; however, my brain felt like it had been through a "labyrinth" with David Bowie's package making several appearances and scaring me into childhood!
We originally scheduled Samara's party for 10:30 in the morning so we could beat the Oklahoma heat. Who wants to sweat it out at 90 degrees and 70 percent humidity?
So, we wake up at 7 AM and rain has been falling for 4 hours already; we postpone until noon. By noon, it is still raining and we postpone again until 4 PM (total rainfall amounts were about 4-5 inches). Luckily, the clouds broke and the sun shone through enough to dry things out a bit. And, everyone was still able to make it out! Below are some photos from the grand adventure!
Samara had plenty of help opening gifts!
The clean up!
Cousin Taz and Aunt Shannon!
Cousin Samantha!
My father!
Uncle Mike and Samara.
Kelli and Collin.
Cousin John!
Eden and Aidan.
Collin and Griffin.
Glenda and Shana's mother, Shirley.
