Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Gary's 50th Bday

We kept the party small, but had a great time nonetheless. Even Shiner helped celebrate:



The Hopkins:



The Clarke boys entertained us with their daring acrobatics:





We all enjoyed the refreshing Lake Texoma water:



Then Cody and Kaity put on their show:





Gary gave Dara the ride of her life (which is saying a lot since she's a barrel racer).



The Clarke boys felt the need for speed:



Lovely ladies (Rhonda, Dara and Kaity):



James, Richard, Gary and Leon are all about the same age and have been solid friends since their bachelor days. I think James was the first to turn 50 in March.



The Birthday Boy:



Beth, Dara and Rhonda:



Our awesome neighbors, the Henderson's:



Beth giving Bruce a little nudge:



More fishing:



Then it was time for dinner, which was BBQ catered by a great little place called, Cackle and Oink. Love that name! Food was awesome, too. After dinner, we had cake (decorated by Mags), no-bake cookies (made by Cort) and peach cobbler with home-made ice cream (made by Lynne). Mmmm...mmmm.





Then we sat around, chatted, and Leon, Cort and Bryce played a little acoustic guitar for us.

Below Beth, myself, Rhonda and Lynne are enjoying the show:



Bryce dazzled us with his skill on the guitar.



Cort played some Jimmy Buffett:



Cody is a true cowboy (the strong silent type), but he fit in with the group very well.



He and Kaity make a cute couple:



Rhonda took this picture of Kaity upside down. Being the obsessive compulsive that I am, I had to turn it right side up. Cute picture, either way.



Afterward, Rhonda and Beth headed back to the dock for serious fishing. Check out this kitty:



It was a great birthday weekend celebration, and we had a great time.

--Photo credit: Rhonda Boswell

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