We had Fun At Melissa's Birthday

We were invited to a birthday party for Katrina's friend Melissa (in the black shirt), on Saturday afternoon, Aug 11th.

To begin with, since Melissa and Family are also into geocaching, her mother and I had hidden 3 geocaches on Friday evening after work. Luann took Katrina and Melissa out to the mall as a diversionary tactic while Melissa's mother and I 'seeded' the yard. This picture is the aftermath of finding two small and one regular sized cache. I was even able to make one of them a 2-part multistage cache with an ammo box as the final stage.

One thing that is something of a favorite, is a bobbing for apples contest, which Melissa won easily.

Next, was a bit of daring-do for Melissa's Dad. I was wondering why he came over to me, put his hand on his chest and walked back over to the board. He told me it was so he could cut the hole to the right height so he could squat down (see his feet on each side) and I could stand up straight, to which my reply was.... WHAT!?!

As Melissa's Dad was being pelted by pie tins laden with aerosol whipped cream, I noticed that little Phillip had a monster pile of whipped cream on a pie tin, waiting to 'cream' his Dad. I just had to take the opportunity to smoosh it in his own face. He swore vengeance on my face when I was up next...

So, after taking a shot or two from the overly strenuous teenagers, I found it necessary to clean my glasses. It seems that the cleanest thing I had at the moment was my tongue.

After little Phillip had his swing-and-a-miss (I ducked out of the way and the whipped cream made a perfect oval on the back wall) and then a couple more teenagers had their chance, I now found it necessary to clear out my sinuses.

ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?!

So, do you know what whipped cream sounds like when it hits your face, rebounds off your protective glasses and makes a 90 degree turn into both ears? Well, I do!

Got...To Clean...My Face!!!

Aaaaaahhh! That's more like it...

Group Shot. See my real, Bozo The Clown hair?

I hope the kids liked my antics as I did a couple of Chaplin-esque moves and some clownish pantomime to make it more than a "hit me in the face, ok we're done" episode. Obviously, we all had a ball and Melissa's party was quite memorable.