Parr Fun Day!!!!!

Our 4...

Catherine...

















Laura...
















Sean...
















Marissa...
















The Entire Gang...

WOW…Today was “Parr Fun Day”! What is that you ask…it is a day for the kids and the kids inside Larry & me. We wound up with 12 kids! There were supposed to be more but there were a few that could not make it at the last minute. Also our neighbors could not come at the last minute and we just hated that, they are great kids.
The day started with us preparing for the party. We were running around of course. One by one the kids started piling in. Ok, first a run down of the kids who were here; (our 4) Catherine, Laura, Sean, Marissa…then add Chelsie, Jordan, Michael, Lonnie, Zack, Mariah, Morgan & Kaye Lynn. They played water whoofle ball…OMG…so fun and so funny! Ok, the bases were blow up swimming pools filled with water and home plate was a slip-n-slide that ended in a pool. Larry was the pitcher and I was the picture taker. We ALL had a blast! They slid into the bases and of course water went everywhere! I kept filling the bases up. Catherine did a split with one foot in second base and the other on the ground. On opposite teams, Laura and Marissa were 3rd base girls. Every time I looked over at them all I could see was their heads; they were laying in the pool. They all fell, turned flips, done splits…you name it, and they did it. Of course they were ALL starving! We had dinner around 5pm. We had hamburgers and hotdogs. After we ate we started a water balloon toss. You know, where you have a partner and you toss balloons back and forth. Each time you toss it, you take a step back and you get farther and farther away. If your balloon pops, you’re out. The team the furthest away without popping the balloon wins. That went on for a while! Then we had desert. Oh my goodness…those kids ate a LOT! Then they went back to the ball game area but wound up spraying each other with the water hose and sliding on the slip-n-slide.
Sean had a baseball game at 8pm so at 7 we had them to slow down and get ready to go. Larry left with Lonnie and Sean to take them to the game. I took the others along with Noah, our neighbor that we so wanted to be at the party. Noah and his sister Hannah had things to do and couldn’t make it to the party. (I have a feeling that they will be here on Thursday catching up on what they missed.) Anyway, Noah wanted to go to Sean’s game and then spend the night. Mariah was going to spend the night with Marissa. Well, I was taking Kaye Lynn home and she did not want to go home. SO, she is spending the night too.
When we got home from the game they wanted some dirt pudding and watermelon. They cleaned out the dirt pudding! I made TWO batches and ALL of it is G-O-N-E! About an hour later, they all come to us and said they were hungry! What?! Hungry!? So, they had Little Debbie’s, Doritos, cookies and popcorn. (Of course they did not all have all of those things but that is what was on the snack menu.) As of now there are 3 girls in the living room on the sofa and air mattress. Cat is in her own room. Laura, Sean and Noah are in the kids’ area in the basement playing video games and will wind up falling to sleep watching TV down there. 7 kids total…and Mommy and Daddy are pooped!
It was such a great day for all of us. We wanted to do something special for the kids before we sell the house. I think we accomplished that! Larry and I are pleased with the way the day went. The kids were too. We are so glad that they had a great day and hope that it is memorable. I want them to be in their 20’s, 30’s 40’s, etc. and be telling the story of today!
That’s it for “Parr Fun Day”! I can’t even begin to tell all that happen or all the fun. Anyway, it was good for the kids…and good for Larry and me.
kdp