Another year, another BYOP! And boy, oh boy, this was the most action packed one yet.
We had two new attendee's this year with Ivy Lynne and Bennett on the scene.
They aren't too in to the festivities quite yet (as you can see below)--ha!
But man, oh man, they sure are precious!
This year, we had the usual pumpkin chili (recipe found here) with all the necessary fixin's, pumpkin oatmeal cream pies, and per Russell's insight, you can't have a party without cupcakes so we rounded out the night with chocolate cupcakes--good call, Russell!
These two were THE LIFE OF THE PARTY and we wouldn't have it any other way. They kept us laughing and it was so fun experiencing this tradition through their eyes & with their excitement.
I'm pretty sure the chili was the best it's ever been. I know what you're thinking...pumpkin chili...disgusting. But trust me, it's divine.
This big, sweet boy was melting our hearts by giving his Uncle Jason all of his smiles!
Each year before I make this post, I take the time to go back and look at each of the previous years and it's always so sweet and has served as such a concrete reminder of the importance of friendship and fellowship and the joys that come with putting in the work of keeping those things a priority throughout our lives.
Like we've said before, for each person, this time holds different attached memories but, I love the common thread that we will each have when we think back on our years of BYOP. What a sweet, fun tradition that has evolved and changed as much as we have over the past 8 years.
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