One craft was to make a special drawing or painting just for Jack and June to put in a binder that we would add to each year. Another ( checkout the bags of ice) was to make your very own icecream shake using ice, salt, and a special mix!
Jack took pictures of everyone so I took a picture of him taking pictures!
The backyard was perfect!
Amara and her buddy Staci!
What's that behind the tree? What do the dads have? Oh my!!!!!!!!! It's our BOXES!!!!!!!!!! Yup the return of the huge appliance boxes for the kids to create their own neighborhood!
June had something special for ALaric. She made him his own gas filling station. Complete with a nozzel, a computer and everything. You can just feel Alaric's excitement just by looking at his body!
Here he is ready to work!
Amara's first house!
Stella! Each house had each kids name and address on it!
Hannah
Sylvia's first houseguest was her daddy!
Alaric's was called the Garage! He was very particular about how things needed to be. June even found car magazines for him to cut up!
Here's the box neighborhood taking shape!
Alyssa and Hannah are hard at work cutting out pictures from magazines of their favorite interiors!
Mara colored on the walls to make hers extra special
Alaric inviting me to be his assistant in his garage and told me what to do.
THe guys played Ladder Horseshoes
The view through June's decorative window
Mara impressed us all with the incredible amount of cheese balls she could stuff into her mouth.
The kids played Bozo's Grand Prize Game!!!! They got a treat for each bucket they could get a ball into!
How many people does it take to grill the food for the neighborhood? One to grill, one to watch and drink beer, one to point and give directions, and one to make sure the grill is OK! Thats FOUR!
Another craft! Vases made with tissue paper and glue.
Alaric and Amara share a house
D and Staci Smith
While we all played and hung out, Amara got a hold of the Grand Prize Game treats. I caught Amara with a piece of gum AND THE WRAPPER in her mouth AND part of a butterscotch hard candy AND THE WRAPPER in her mouth- nothing else to say but "OH AMARA!!!!"
The cold weather, the allergies, the running around. Poor Alaric was a mess with his Asthma. He had his first Nebulizer treatment thanks to our neighbors. It worked really well. 
June and Mary enjoy dessert!
Alyssa shows off the insect glasses while others look on!
Jack tells a Catholic joke to our new Catholic neighbors.
All the neighbors collected items for the Millers Housewarming basket! Welcome to the neighborhood Miller Family!
Gift certificates, wine, flyers, pictures, homemade cookies, and recipes filled the basket.
Boo Green bay!
Sarah and Matt pose for a picture with their basket of goodies!
What a fun celebration! Thanks Jack and June for hosting and everyone else for making it a memorable night for us all!
1 comment:
Oh wow, neighborhood boxes?! So much fun. I'm being serious...I love it.
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