Happy Birthday Ken!

Birthday Boy Ken with his best friend, ZiZi and new toy

Ken's birthday was a week ago today and we finally got around to celebrating it tonight with the family.  With this past week being devoted to multiple performance of The Ring, this really was the best time to celebrate his birthday along with other family members celebrating summer birthdays, son Sean Hatch, daughter Katie Laramore, and grandson Andrew Hatch.  

Our dear friends, Patty & Jimmy Barrier had taken us to lunch at Purple on his

actual birthday and one of his gifts was a dog toy for ZiZi which both Ken and ZiZi were excited to receive! 

Today Ken's oldest son, Sean Hatch along with partner, Troy Clark and Ken's youngest son, MIchael Hatch along with wife Alicia and three sons, Jackson, Spencer and Andrew, my daughter Katie Laramore along with her husband Kevin and three children Cutter, Bode and Campbell and friends Patty & Jimmy

Jackson, Andrew and Spencer Hatch

Katie, Campbell, Bode, Kevin and Cutter Laramore

Barrier joined in the celebration.

Troy brought a delicious potato salad, Alicia brought a yummy baked fennel dish and baked beans, Katie brought guacamole and Patty brought lemon bars.  Ken and I filled in the rest of the menu with gazpacho with lime creme fraiche, barbecued chicken and salmon, watermelon arugula salad, corn on the cob and a fresh nectarine crisp with vanilla ice cream.

Jackson, Spencer and Andrew had a great time playing in the swimming pool before dinner.  Cutter and Bode arrived late and didn't get to swim, but Bode and Andrew had a great time playing together with a water toy and getting wet anyway.  The saddest part was that I got to hold baby Campbell for only about 5 minutes because I was so busy with the food, but GiGi (aka Patty) did get a chance to cuddle her for a while before dinner.

Campbell Laramore with Gigi (Patty)

Jimmy Barrier, Ken Hatch, Troy Clark, Sean Hatch

Andrew Hatch and Bode Laramore

The boys all got dressed before dinner but when dinner was over, while everybody else helped clear the table after dinner, Jackson "accidentally" fell in the pool and pretty soon, Spencer "accidentally" jumped in too!  At the end of the evening, we had to send two naked boys home wrapped in beach towels.  Another adventure at Grumpa's house! 

Happy Birthday Ken, Sean, Katie and Andrew!  And of course Campbell too!