Gemini Loop: Olivia's Birthday Party

Olivia's birthday was May 28, but she waited until this weekend for her party so we could be with her! It was an awesome day! Chris designed the invitations. The party was at Pappy and Sa's house. Sa had decorated with pink in honor of Olivia's day and Pappy did the grilling. Aunt Kay made cakes (oh - my - goodness!) for Olivia and for Chris and Aunt Cindy made some awesome snacks and potato salad.

The Piechota family is in the process of moving to Norcross, GA. Ryan has already moved up there, so he drove back Friday for the party. Sara and Olivia hope to join him there in July. I'm OK with it for now, but probably only because we are away on the boat anyway. At home, I'm kind of used to seeing Olivia every other day or so.

We got a chance to see my brother, Walt, and Terri and their gorgeous girls. We also got to see Pappy's sister Jeannine (we call her Neenie), and Larry, their daughter Dena, and her son Austin. It was a rare treat to see all of them. Kay's boys, Nicholas and Michael, came with their mom and their dad, JR, came straight from his ANG drill weekend. He changed quickly and took folks for boat rides. Randy, Cindy's husband, and Brice, their grandson, were able to be with us too. Randy works in Macon and all over, so it was good to see him! Our dear friends, Diane Harwell, her daughter Julie and granddaughter Audrey came to share the celebration.

Olivia had her own little cake to eat as she would... she had a ball! She didn't quite know what to make of everybody singing to her. She went home happy and exhausted, with a big stash of new toys. Happy Birthday, Sweet Pea!

Today we do more doctor visits and errands. We leave tomorrow to get back to our boat and continue north. More from the road (actually, river) on Wednesday or Thursday!

The artwork was done by our resident illustrator, Chris! The wording is a nod to my grandmother, Mamaw Sister, who sang like a bullfrog and loved to sing this song to us when we were little.