making the heat of the summer useful

one thing that i did not miss about North Carolina is the ridiculous temps and humidity, not to mention the FLATness! my grade school friend, Charles, thought it was an opportune time to have a water fight for his twin girls, Sadie and Ellison.

a quick history on Greensprings Park: we used to come here quite often with PVC pipes covered in foam and duct tape to look like swords and beat the crap out of each other. i mean, it WAS somewhat organized. we had hit points and such, plus certain games like Village v. Ogre.

basically the girls were our excuse for not growing up.

[Sadie]

[Ellison]

[the twins' mom, Sarah, with her twin, Courtney]

it was baby parade with my friend Dan's nephew, Sam, in with the bunch. never too young to use a water gun.

[Sam and Eva]

Sam's dad, Matt, is an instigator. you might notice in the album that the first picture is him and Katie. go figure. that is definitely how the course of events opened. in this photo, the ladies retaliate.

[Matt, Aaron's girlfriend and Sarah]

here is a very common expression the whole day. granted, one gets used to getting shot with water. i believe Garrett's face is especially agonizing due to someone filling their gun with melted ice water. it was quite the shocker. you never knew who had the cold water, so it kept things on edge.

[Garrett]

and yes, there are people older than us that never grew up. Charles' dad doesn't seem as lovable now. =)

[Eva and Jon]

all in all, it was a very fun day. we kept going long after the kids left. now, Jack and Dan have been notorious for pairing up. this is just a good example. also, Katie never chooses sides. she's basically out to annoy everyone and will turn on you in a heartbeat. poor Charles attempts to be the valiant knight against the Jack/Dan duo.

[Charles, Jack, Dan and Katie]

sorry there's not a lot to write about. i take that back. i'm just sparing you the book that i COULD write if i elaborated any more. the group dynamic is something that just can't quite be explained. insert a myriad of inside jokes that have accumulated over the 10+ years we've all known each other. i hope the photo album is even half the entertainment we had.