Buckeye Bonanza Bash

this be my ma and pa.

so as it ain't surprising that BD and I got hitched.

we ain't that smrt. we need hlp. Please send money!

OK, OK, I'm just kidding. We ARE smart! At least that's what we tell our friends.

Seriously, let me tell you about the Burns Buckeye Bonanza, my mom's brainchild.

It started six years ago when the tree behind my parents new home dropped an amazing amount of buckeyes in the fall. So Mom (tradition starter extrodinaire!) created a celebration that included food that started with "B", the Buckeye Toss (a way to get rid of all those pesky buckeyes by throwing them at empty cans), and the Buckeye Guess where we guessed how many buckeyes were in the bucket (over 1000 that my mom counted out on her own each year).

Over the years, the Buckeye Bonanza has grown more and more elaborate with customized competitions, gifts, and prizes. Then my sis-in-law Leah (or Snizzle-Sis) got involved...

(Pictured here with my brother)

...and it got even more elaborate (and fun).

This year, Leah's mom...

...was visiting from LA and SHE LOVES this kind of thing so guess what? This year's bash was THE BOMB-DIGGETY.

So without further ado, here's some pictures from our sixth annual celebration at my brother and sister-in-law's house. In the words of my kids, it was, "...as much fun as Christmas!".

Peanut butter and chocolate buckeyes.

Birthday Boy Bronco cake. (It was my nephew's first birthday).

Buckeye Toss.

Buried Treasure Hunt.





Bubble blowing Contest.

Bad Teeth Bash.


Birthday Boy.

Bye-bye, ya'll!!!