Final Day of Erlewinefest

Meg, Liz, Aaron and Sam all had to leave this morning, so we got together for breakfast at Casa for one last get-together. Dad and Kate played with plastic animals!



Amy, Elise and Dan. There were so many of us that we flowed into that booth behind them, too!



Sam playing Peek-a-Boo.





Cute!!



His pancake was shaped like a mouse!



Mmm, huevos rancheros.



Family portrait!! Minus Sue, Tom, Judith and Ben.



Stephen and Judith don't leave until tomorrow morning, so we had a final dinner over at my parents' house. We got to play MORE cornhole! This is the best weekend ever.



Kate wanted to play, too!



Mer and Kate.



Picking up bags.



This girl NEVER walks! Ever. She always runs.



Bringing the bags to me!



So helpful!



Dad and Ben both wore their Hawaiian print shorts! TWINS!!!



Sausage plus delicious sides.

Erlewinefest Continues!

Today, the whole Erlewine gang trekked down to the Farmer's Market. There is a very important ritual that happens there every week. Kate gets a pawpaw popsicle from the Integration Acres booth and eats it with Grandpa.



Sam got to try one too!



Mmm!



At the end, you can pour the leftover juice into a little cup and enjoy.



Strolling with Grandma and Grandpa.



Leaving the market.



We spent the afternoon hanging out at Mer and Pete's house! Pool time!





Sam and Meg!



That evening, everyone got together for a cookout at Mer and Pete's. The kids busted out the sand box.



Sandy!



Corn hole!!



Cousin Dan!



Mmm, Two Hearted Ale.



Pete was the grill master. Including significant others, there were EIGHTEEN of us!!



Elise enjoying her hot dog.



Ben enjoying his beer.



Cheeseburgers!



Cheeseburger with delicious sides.



Time for some unicorn pegasuses! Dan!



Elise!



Aaron!



Sam! Sam is currently the youngest recipient of a unipeg.



Meg!



Sam wanted to give me a tattoo too.



My tattoo!



Unipegging Liz.



Unipeg!



Liz and Aaron!

Charlie Loves Video Games

Ben got this new video game, Red Dead Redemption. In it, you are a cowboy and you ride your horse all over the land. Charlie LOVES it! He just sits there and watches.

Tons and Tons of Erlewines

Today was the kick-off to a family-filled weekend of fun! Uncle Stephen, his girlfriend Judith, his twin daughters (my cousins) Meg and Liz, and Liz's husband Aaron and their son Sam all made the trip to Athens for a visit.

Uncle Tom had us all over for a Sandwich Feast for dinner tonight. On the way there, Ben and I stopped at Bellavino for a six-pack. I handed my ID to the girl at the counter, and she said "Oh, wait!" At first I thought there was something wrong with my ID, but then she said "You draw unicorns!! Right!?" And I said, "YES! Do you want one?!" And she did! She had seen a post I made on Facebook about unicorn pegasus, and recognized me. So cool! Turns out her name is Kate, too! Here she is:



Look at all those sandwiches!! They were delicious. Probably some of the best of my life.



Sam and Meg! He got really hot from all of the corn hole playing.



Liz and Aaron playing their first game of corn hole ever!



After dinner, we had Meg over to watch Kick-Ass. It was great.

Oh, hi! Orangek8 is a real blog now!!

I decided to switch orangek8 over to blogspot. It will be essentially the same, but way less work for me. And now people can leave comments! Whee! So, welcome to the new face of orangek8.com.

I Smashed My Finger

This evening, I went to Jackie O's after work for a beer. I took a trip to the bathroom and on the way out, this freak accident occurred and my finger got SMASHED in the door. I'm still not even sure exactly how it happened. I was just sort of reaching behind me to make sure the door was closing and WOOSH it slammed.



SMASHED!!



Summer had to help me get my grandma's ring off. It was a perfect circle before it got smashed!!



I think if I hadn't had that ring on, my finger would have probably needed stitches. Thanks, Grandma! I'll be taking the ring in to get fixed right away.