The Bash

Bing, June, and Shaun in the foreground.  Chad in the background has seen an interesting bird he wants Rich to name for him.
	Nice shirt, Bob. A clarification about Bob's job: When Karen said that Bob "breaks Lou's code," Bob corrected her with, "Lou breaks his own code, and I just show him where it's broken."
The interesting bird has flown off to the left.  Chad is mesmerized.  Rich is laughing at him.
	The spotlight is clearly on Lynn as she spends the afternoon with Steve and Jeannie on the lawn.
Eric and Tim are guarding the beer.
	Toni first time at the bash was a huge success.  "Slow and steady" she won the croquet match against more flamboyant players.  Her home made cheese cakes with fresh berries may go down as the single best dessert ever brought to the bash.
Stephanie enjoys a peaceful moment.  Both of the boys have been scooped up by admiring ladies, giving Mom a moment to herself.
	Xander has been voted the cutest, cuddliest, and happiest baby to ever visit the Ross Ranch.
Lisa and Deborah, guarding the cookies.
	June now works at iShip, showing that they only hire the best.
Paul watches as Marigrace reports Charlie's whereabouts to Stephanie.
	Rich, Chad, Shaun, and Stewart.  Shaun's new at iShip, and Stewart just accepted their offer this week!  Shaun is very glad not to be the FNG anymore...
Beverly had some trouble using Karen's directions to find the house!  Her car odometer just didn't tally with the mileage in the directions... sounds like a hardware problem though because everyone else got 2.3 miles from Safeway!
	That is Judy sitting on the cement. Clearly Lou needs to go to Costco and buy more chairs.
They ain't married yet, but Steve is surely taken with Lynn. We had absolutely NO single men at this party!  We had some single ladies, though.  We'll try harder next year.
	Ah-lee-ya (phonetic spelling) has a quiet moment with Dad. In the background, Marigrace has a quiet moment with Mom. Does that mislead you into thinking that these adults and married?  They're not.
Here's nice shot of Dannelle, Shaun's wife.  Dannelle and Judy came late; they sent the kids ahead with the Dads, and they spent a quiet hour at Gene Juarez getting pampered.
	Yanni got up at 4:00 AM to go train to climb Mt. Rainier.  It's amazing that she got to the bash at all, but the guys quickly plied her with nourishing margaritas to give her a second wind. Now, physical exhaustion must be the reason that, 24 hours later, her car was still in the driveway.  At the Ross Ranch, we insist on safety.  No "sleepy" drivers.
	We had a record 6 visiting dogs at the party, which necessitated some human supervision.  Joshua did a fantastic job watching kids and pups.  Paul dropped by to get a good look at the new hot tub;-)