party like you mean it...

[all photos courtesy of charlie hustle's eye]

welcome to the jungle....we've got fun n' games...we got everything you want....honey, we know the names....

one of those truest of nights with the truest of friends that I didn't want to end...

the very reason why we're all here.

no, wait, that's God. ok, let's move on to the good photos.

kyle and greg, who is also a dead ringer for THIS GUY.

seriously though, greg was a cool guy. but---i can only wonder about a man who admits he has two left feet despite the fact he's black the first time i meet him.

damn man---at least ACT like you got skillz. who am i to question a reigning stereotype?

the best of friends...my lovely wife and her eagle rock buddy, alicia.

the sun beginning to go down...

our new friends...a conglogmerate of young married couples out to either chastise you for being single or criticize you for having babies...nevermind, that's just me.

the same group in the same spot with a few drinks in them....instant party

words escape me on this one...

dusk over eagle rock...

radu "the grill man"....everyone loved his meat. and the burgers he cooked were good too.

all my baby-dadies in the place, say "HEY!"....it was good to know that the procreating masses weren't lost for good to the abyss of their homes. actually, our deepest joy has been to see these kiddies grow big, strong and develop the ability to say "hey, i want more!"

nathaniel...the "mini noah" as i like to refer to him

princess naomi being escorted by dad (arm to the right) and uncle (arm to the left)

the party gets started...

kyle's beats and duraflame logs means a HOT parTAY....

serving and sweating....and i mean SWEATING...all my life i've been told i copy my older brother kyle and this is no more truer than in regards to our eccrine glands...

salsa in the smoke....could only be maco shark and SA....

the lawyers....special K and the hammer....one nickname was given and one was requested....you figure it out

i'm so honored to be in the company of someone so funny, so genuine and so amusing as Owen Wilson---who, by the way has one of the top 5 cutest baby girls in California. it's a registered fact. yes, yes, i'm quite aware of the moisture collection in my armpit area...see above for my obnoxious eccrine gland issue.

all in all, i have to concede the award for Most Original Shirt of the Night to kyle...my Le Tigre and popped collar were workin' but his shirt just rang true.....

kyle, you really know how to cut to the core of me...

we're blessed to know you all...well, we're blessed to know some of you. the rest are just fillers for the time being. JUST JOKING. you all are integral to our happiness and to have you in our home is a privilege we hope to enjoy again. thanks to my gracious wife who bore the pain of my ever-growing invite list and my need to try and throw the biggest july 4th party ever on a mountainside in eagle rock california while wearing a pink shirt. she is a patient and loving woman who reminds me all the time of what true servanthood looks like.