Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Birthday Picnic


May 2008 a085, originally uploaded by James Hemsley.

We hosted a birthday picnic at our local park on May 24, Chiara's Birthday. Here's Norah trying to eat a raw carrot!

The day was fun--a little cold and windy, but fun. We were joined by our friends Melissa, Ron and Kai Bose, Karen Brewer, Mike Unruh, Amanda Owen, Mindi Woods, and Andy Smothers.

There was a little incident with something we now call the "Ring of Death", a piece of playground equipment at the park. Imagine a ring, with no center, that spins. It is tilted at an angle of about 20 degrees, and you can walk on it and make it spin--if you are 9 years old, that is. If you are 30, then you end up falling in a big heap and throwing your back out, which is what happened to Karen and Amanda. We are just glad they weren't seriously injured--though Karen did end up going to the ER to make sure she hadn't broken her back! Sorry Karen!

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