Backtracking to the Beach

Oops, Midwinter came and went, and I'm a bit behind. So, to backtrack a bit to the weekend before when we decided it was time to celebrate some birthdays and also time to go the beach: Travis' mom sent him a bunch of tropical decorations and we brought in lights, surfing videos, and I made up some fake palm trees:

It was Bruce, Katie and Andy's birthdays that week, and somehow we managed to pull it off as a surprise.

It turned out great and was a lot of fun for everyone. Andy has been teaching salsa dance lessons on Tuesdays, so we played a chunk of salsa music and it was nice to dance 'for real', instead of for practice. Paul and Kari dancing:

I think it was a welcome opportunity for people to wear their Hawaiian shirts and sandals for a change.

(Pictures from Robert)