They hired a caterer, set an itenerary complete with a bean bag toss, sling shot competition, sidewalk chalk art competition, pinata and family talent show which everyone was required to participate in.
Despite being hotter 'n blazes, we had a great time. The food was wonderful, we had a blast with the games. Grandpa has always been quite the wood worker and made the sling shots himself.
He also did the artwork on the bean bag toss game.
The kids had a great time running freely and being able to snag sodas or a bag drink out of the cooler whenever they wanted.
For our sidewalk chalk 'art' had to be moved into the garage to avoid anyone getting heat stroke. Each family was required to submit a drawing. Aaron had the idea of tracing our kids' outlines. This was a great idea because our kids attention span for drawing and coloring was about 10 seconds.
Our 'art' ended up looking much like a CSI crime scene. The hardest part was keeping the kids from walking across it and erasing what we had done. I think I had to redraw body parts 2-3 times.
We each got a medal for our participation. Natalie quickly picked up any unattended medals and claimed them for herself.
Grandma and grandpa in turn recieved their own medals for marriage survival.
The kids took turns playing on Uncle Andrew's bongo drums and trying on his Ricky Ricardo props for his portion of the talent show.
Pinatas are always a huge hit with the kids. Natalie got first crack at it to no avail. Ev took his best shots too, but the truck was tougher than it looks. Uncle Chad finally had to do the honors and beat it open on the ground because it came detatched from the string. The end result was just as well. Each of the kids brought home a full bag of goodies.
It really was a perfect family celebration! Aaron's grandparents said they had so much fun they've already started planning their 70th anniversary party. Boy, I hope so!
