In which we join Tami and Lyle in celebration of Tami’s 50th birthday for an evening of costumed revelry – October 17, 2015
PRE-PARTY PREPARATIONS
A long time in coming, Bob has been growing out his facial hair to assume the persona of Mr. Smee.
PICKING UP THE NEIGHBORS
Shelley parked at our house and we stopped by Jason and Haruka’s to walk through the woods together. The photo on the right features Haruka as Princess Tiger Lily, Jason as the Crocodile, Shelley as Tinkerbelle, and Claire as Wendy.
JON YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographer Jon Young worked the party with his lens and gave us kind permission to use his work.
FAIRY TALE HOSTS
Tami, Lyle and their beautiful family are wizards when it comes to making magic seem effortless.
FAIRY TALE HOSTS
Tinkerbell Tami greets curmudgeonly Mr. Smee. Camille, masquerading as Nana the dog with her beloved Bob.
OUR GANG
Shelly, Claire, Haruka, Camille and Jason, enjoying the best party ever!
GESTURES
Bob completed the Smee persona with a parrot on his shoulder, and frequent eyeglass-adjusting and beard-stroking.
ADJUSTMENTS
Camille helped hand out name tags, which occasionally involved minor adjustments, in this case navigating the string lanyard over and around Jim Crawford’s antlers.
TALK STORY
Tongues wagged, loosened by the open air of the magical woods and hearty grog.
Features of Tami’s Peter Pan Party included kegged beer, Tami Alexanders and Lyle Lyle Crocodiles, Alligator Étouffée, burn barrels, toasts, tributes and cupcakes.
JOCULAR BUCCANEER
Bob enjoys a whispered joke from his sidekick, and later takes the microphone as master of ceremonies to share a few jokes of his own.