70!

Stu's dad is turning 70 so the family had a surprise birthday for him in Minnesota this past weekend.  

Checking the basket for crayfish (or crawdads, if you prefer)... 

 "oooh!  Dog!"

 Abbey wanted to pull the little ones...

 She did a good job...

 But didn't last very long:

 Cousin L:

Amelia loves sharing toys (for now):

 Older cousins (Abbey has older cousins on both sides of the family.  She loves playing with older kids... so do Stu and I because they all do such a good job taking care of her!)

 The big surprise party... he was truly surprised!

Oh how our little girls love their daddy.

 Amelia and L spent a lot of time in the little red wagon.  I am afraid that as the older cousin she was a bit of a bully.  These pats on the head really are quite gentile:

 Took the pacifier:

 Classic.

Poor thing.  I did rescue him (after I took the picture).

 She gave up on L and made a new friend.

"I can even poke this one in the eye and he doesn't make a sound!"

Abbey checking out Grandpa's gifts.

 This group has grown quite a bit in the almost 10 years that I have know Stu.

 (My apologies to John for the sun burst on half of your face... I didn't really realize it until I saw it on the computer).

Oldest (17!) cousin:

  We were eating lunch on our last day there... I kept imploring Abbey to eat and she was just sitting there fidgeting.  Finally after one request of, "Abbey, please eat your lunch," she said, "But Mommy, I'm so tired!" Did she want to take a nap?  Yes, please!