It’s that time of year again. Elisa and I have known each other for exactly 2 years–that’s all! We invited our friends to come over and bring a box of cereal, to celebrate the quirky get-together where we first met. A tradition in the past is that I make Elisa cry on this day. (That’s how I got her to remember me in the first place.) 🙂 This time Elisa got off easy though.
This year’s party was rambunctious because Baumanns and Sannemans were able to bring their kids. We mixed together sugar and preschool boys and a late night. It was hilarious. Milo dumped a box of cereal on the floor, and kids raced to see how much they could stuff in their mouths from off the rug. Kids teased each other about taking away the Froot Loops box. Mike Christian wanted to tease the kids by pretending to dump cereal on the ground, but really he closed the bag so it wouldn’t spill. Then he accidentally mixed up the boxes, and really did dump a box of cereal on the ground. Then we let Milo borrow our camera, and he invented a game of camera tag. He chased after the other kids and tried to flash the camera at them, and they tried to run away. We got funny pictures of kids under tables and bolting around corners and upside-down on the furniture. 🙂
Just because Elisa is super creative, I have to copy here the poem that she sent out after the party:
Cereal is my favorite treat
at any time of day.
T’was great for Chad and I to meet
in this very kooky way.
Thanks to those who came to eat
and brought a wide array.
We’re sorry it was not complete
as some could not come play.
We’ll repeat the feast replete
four months from next May!