Beautifully Bronzed?

I don't mean to brag or anything, but you know... I have a pretty sweet tan!

Mom says I'm still borderline albino but I think I'm looking pretty dark, right?

Slip n Whut?

Braylon gave me a slip n slide for my birthday!  Some people just do boring old slides... Not me!

Mom didn't get too nervous because I protected my head a little.

Geronimo!

B was a little more rational in his approach.

He prefers to maintain full control at all times. Me? I go for it FULL speed ahead.

Okay, Mom did put the kaibosh on this idea...  Maybe next time when Daddy's in charge!  Thanks Braylon!

Well Loved

If there's one thing Coley and I are, it's well loved.  Uncle Scott, Aunty Stephanie and Sueann drove 6 hours just to see us today!

These brothers just keep getting better with time.

And don't tell anyone, but we think even Sue may like us :)

I rewarded everyone with a little Ninja Turtle show.

Cole rewarded Sue with tickles and groping. Look at all those legs between our gorgeous Aunt and cousin!

What an awesome Saturday treat!  Thank you Vandygriffs!  COWABUNGA!

Afterparty

Okay my party was epic, but there was still a few things missing... My best friends! Seth, Levi AND Gaines were out of town.

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Luckily, Levi's Mom let he and Micah come swimming in Mrs. Brown's pool with us tonight.  We had our own party.  Thanks buddies!

Scenes From A Wild Party

After waiting for ages and ages, the day of Cole's party finally arrived!  Our job was to spread balloons around.

And look out for guests!  "Did I hear a car?  Are they here yet?!"

Daddy ran out to get the cake and food and pulled the games together, while Mom puttered around the kitchen.

Then our friends came!  We dug right in to the food.

We had so many old friends and new!  There's Quentin and Aaron.

After we had some energizing food, Mom got us in our team gear and kicked off our Epic Water Battle!  It was Reds vs. Blue.  We each had a tub of colored water and our mission was to turn the other team's shirts blue or red.

Dad put the water buckets and balloons pretty far away, but we didn't mind the running ONE bit!

Jonah is a true party animal.  No pants needed buddy!

After we used up all the water, we hit the slide.

Princesses first!  Katie and Veronica stuck together amongst all the rowdy boys.  There's my buddy Will and Brady too!

Some of the parents couldn't get over how good we all are.  That's just the way our crew rolls!

Geronimo!  Will, Jonah and I had no trouble keeping up.  The big kids take good care of us.

Hayden was his usual crazy self.  We love that kid!

Oh and don't think we aren't fully aware that Mom and Dad use our parties as another excuse to have fun with THEIR friends too!  There's Hayden's Daddy and Quentin's Daddy.

And what a treat!  Uncle Smoke came!  He jumped right in when it was time for Tug of War.

There's our new buddy Eli, Braylon, Quentin and I.  We were determined to get the blue team into the pool!

Which Jacob had NO problem diving in to!

The Red team was totally stacked.

So Hayden's Dad joined the Blue team! 

Ah, but Uncle Smoke could not be defeated!

Even if it meant trampling a few of us :)  Just kidding, he was so great!

Of course Baby Henry came to party!  I stole a few minutes with him inside.  We're all crazy about him.

Pinata time! Poor Mr. Basketball didn't stand a chance.

Bet you didn't think this pretty little girls packed so much punch! 

We had so many baseball stars here... 

Stand back!

They showed no mercy.

Of course, we put Hayden last.  That kid is always clean up hitter and as usual, he didn't disappoint!

After we were thoroughly soaked, Mom broke out the mustaches for some fun pictures.

My buddy Will is the BEST sport!

Some kids look handsome even with a ridiculous 'stache!

Daniel is so much fun!

Best buds, just like their Dads.  I think they were making fun of the old guys here.

Trouble comes in Twos!

What a nut Hayden is!

Boots tried to keep up with the party, but he soon retired to a "safe" spot.

Everyone had a great time!

More handsome 'stache pics.

Okay, we have some really cute buddies.

Oh and don't even THINK about going near our princess.  There's an army of brothers and buddies looking out for THIS special gal.

Led by my best buddy Jonah.  Don't be fooled by his sweet face. 

Katie too!  These girls are off limits dudes!

What we love about Will is that he jumps RIGHT in and doesn't stop for a minute.  Can you believe he left our party to go to ANOTHER one?!  Nice work, bud!

It was so nice to see how happy Coley was all day.  I think he was pretty pleased with his party.

Friends are so important.  Especially those really special life long ones.

Like me, big bro!  We'll be best friends for life.

We sure do have a great group around us.  Some are staying with Cole next year.

And some are going to different schools.  But that doesn't matter at all.  We'll still be buds, right Brady?

Like these two!  Friends for a long long time.

We can't wait for Baby Clayton and Baby Henry to join in!

Hayden and Braylon stayed over.  We don't get to see them everyday anymore so we wanted to sneak as much time in as we could.  Man, those kids didn't slow down until the bitter end.

Thanks for coming everyone!  What an awesome day.  We are so lucky to be surrounded by such great friends.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLEY!