Setting up for Lucas's Party

prepping the food for the grad party, a photo by Pirate Queen ChoChiyo on Flickr.

The food for the party was awesome. Mom made potato salad. Kim bought both white and wheat buns. She bought pulled chicken from HyVee and made sloppy joes herself. She bought Bush's Baked Beans and three or four different kinds of chips.

Then she served the cake which she had made at HyVee and bars. I made cherry bars, oatmeal bars, and seven layers of heaven bars. Mom made pumpkin bars, and Kari made scotcheroos.

Little Valerie made her Japanese shortcake.

There was a bucket of ice and bottled water, coffee, and a rootbeer keg for beverages.

It was a lovely party--he had a nice turnout.

The family

The family, a photo by Pirate Queen ChoChiyo on Flickr.

This isn't much different from the other picture I posted except that we are all smiling more--someone made some weird comment.

Jack is my only brother--so obviously he is the daddy of Caleb and Cora.

bar plates

bar plates, a photo by Pirate Queen ChoChiyo on Flickr.

Here is the fruit of MY labor for the party. All my bars were delicious. :D Mom's and Kari's were good as well. But mine were better. LOL.