Father's Day

Interesting Father's Day this year.  Jeff and Annie were on a European Cruise and Maren was back East with Brock for a La cross tournament and Tucker, Derek and Spencer are all far away.  So, I invited the Sister Missionaries, Mallory and Brinkley, Marie and Andrew and Hayley and Alex and Lyndsy over for dinner at 4:00.  I fixed a delicious dinner that everyone seem to enjoy.  Neal was able to scoot down the stairs on his bum and enjoy the festivities in his honor.  After dinner we played What Were You Thinking.  Then we had dessert which consisted of chocolate cream pie, lemon meringue and apple pie.  Alex and Hayley headed home taking the Sister Missionaries to their 7:30 appointment and that left Neal, me, Mallory, Andrew and Marie so we played a game of Shanghi.  I will add here that Mallory won that game.  It was fun to have Maria, Jeff's sister, to get more acquainted with her.  I think Neal really enjoyed the day in his honor.  Lynda Ann called from Europe and sent a present with Mallory.  Tucker and Maren both called him as well.  He also got a text from Derek who was in Italy.  Too bad he and Annie couldn't have connected somewhere in Europe.  

Andrew, Maria and Mallory along with Brinks

Sprout wanted his time to shine with the group!  

Never underestimate the space a dog can get into.  Brinkley was told to get in the kennel and he did!  Even thought it is for a Sprout size dog.  I think Sprout was trying to figure out where he could fit in there with Brinks and why Brinks was in his kennel.