Every year my father-in-law, Leo, hosts a pig roast and last weekend was his 15th year of sponsoring this event. In the beginning, he did most of the work with support from his kids, but now at 85, his kids do most of the work with support from their father. Everyone pitched in to make the picnic a success where truly a good time was had by one and all.
Below are a few pictures from the day.
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| Leo had a nice yard for the event with a good combination of trees and grassy areas. |
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However, with the trees came several exposed roots which we tried to mark
especially since there were guests there with limited mobility. |
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| The weather was great that day, but there had been a lot of rain the week before which resulted in soggy ground. Some of the chairs sunk several inches into the ground resulting in some near catastrophes before we figured out that cardboard under the legs would prevent the problem. |
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| There were festive touches here and there such as these pig lights that Miss Landers gave to Leo. |
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| and the paper mache pig made by my sister-in-law. |
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| Ward does the pig roasting and carving every year. Other guests bring sides or a dessert. |
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There were guests of all ages such as this little boy, who could not take his eyes off of the carving,
to many in the over 80 crowd. |
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| One of the highlights in recent years has been the family and friends band. This year there was an added bonus of a gospel singer, one of Leo's friends. |
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| Several years ago, Leo decided he was going to join the family band by playing bongos. This year his musical persona donned a grey beard while playing. You're never quite sure what Leo has in store, but his new look definitely contributed to the good time that was had by one and all. |
