Fran is flexing her foosball muscles.
Shane is fishing for a goat.
To round out the scene is hanging clothes to dry on the outdoor lamp post.
Can we say munchies?
Eva and JP join the crew.
John and Justin are also late arrivals on two wheels.
Mark makes some adult orange juice AKA Flip Juice.
Evidently I am supposed to tend to the bonfire while everyone is gone. I didn’t realize this until everyone is back and the fire is out. Never fear, Chad saves the day (and the fire).
When there are boys and a lot of land, there are go-karts.
First everyone takes a turn trying to start the go-kart. John can’t even put down his beer to pull the cord.
There is more investigating until a vital needle drops out.
It’s literally like looking for a needle in a haystack when the jet needle is lost in the grass.
Moving on to more important things, Perry is once again at the grill.
Baa feasts on pistachio shells. For a goat that normally eats everything, Baa is only interested in licking the salt off the shells and spitting them back out.
This is what I call 3-2-1: 2 guys and a goat, a guy and a goat, and finally just a guy. As the night falls, the people and animals disappear.
Baa always steals the show.
We come full circle as we start at the Pines and we end at the Pines. After all, it’s THE place to eat in Sparta.
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