Garrett turns 2! And behind the scenes...

 This weekend Jeff's nephew Garrett turned 2, so Saturday I went to Adam and Jennifer's to join the family in celebrating in Garrett's "Construction Party Zone" because this little man loves his tractors!  (How'd I do on my sign, Jess??!)

Is he precious or what?! Uncle Jeff's not so bad either...  ;)

 As the guests pulled up, they couldn't miss the house!  There were signs, caution tape, and orange cones leading the way!

 Burgers and dogs were on the menu, and the boys did a great job!  I will NOT tell you how many times I went back for seconds.  Nope, I will not.

 Garrett cut up Nana's hotdog into tiny bites and helped her eat.  :)

 And had deep conversations with Grandaddy.....

 After lunch it was time for this precious cake!

 So he blew out the candles and dug in!

 And then headed straight to the presents!

 I loved this hard hat!  It had Garrett's name printed on the side of it!  I'm not positive, but I think in this moment, I'm lovin it more than he was.  He was definitely more interested in his new weedeater....

 And the rest of the kids found a new use for the traffic cones.   This entertained them for quite a while.  Advice:  Stop going to Toys-R-Us...run by your nearest construction site.  If you have trouble, I know some people....

 Kyle and Dad.  One of the few calm moments of the day...

 Now let me say after the guests left, and just the family (and me :) were left....things got a little rowdy.  Like Kyle here.  The next contestant on Fear Factor.  As soon as a GIANT BEETLE landed in his cup, he dared someone to pay him to eat it.  We all immediately offered up cash of course.

 And like any 15 year old, no guts, no glory.  As the rest of us screamed and gagged...

 And he was soon to follow.  But no fear, Uncle Adam paid up.  Amazing what a kid will do for five bucks.

 Emmy, Jeff's daughter, stuck to indoor entertaining...

 We filled the afternoon and evening with feeding the horses, watching the kids ride bikes and run around, sitting around the porch talking and laughing, and riding the kids around the fields on the Kubotas and four wheelers.  It was as near perfect family time as it gets.  (Note:  Heads cut off...you know who took this picture, right?  Ahem....)

There were a few sweet moments to catch....

 But it wasn't all lovey dovey here...let me be clear.  You can't kiss a teenager without retaliation.

 But the question is....

 Will that child ever learn...

 That Daddy will always win?!

 Dinner was offered by Stan, seasoned by Jeff, and grilled by Adam.  Those boys were raised right, all three of them can cook, that's for sure.  And this chicken hit the spot. 

 And as 11 o'clock rolled around, it was clear as we started piling up on the couch, the adults were more tired than the kids were!  So we called it a night, and a day.  A very good day.