Mr + Mrs Zike: "4th Year Bash"

So, I'm still updating from earlier this year. But I'm getting close to being up to date, so hang in there!

At the end of each school year at Dal, it's a tradition to have one final get-together with the "Utah group" (which has now expanded to Canada and Maine, so that name isn't very accurate). Anyway, it's a last chance for the adults to hang out (no kids allowed) and do something fun. This year we went to Hatfield Farms, which had food for us to eat, a room with different inflatables to play on and a mechanical bull to ride (and yes, we are 5 years old).

It was a fun, adventurous, crazy night - to say the least. We took a wagon ride from our cars to the designated spot, which was nice...bumpy & smelly...but nice. Here, we ate our hamburgers, hot dogs and french fries. Then we went to the room with the inflatables and the boys pretty much went crazy.

On the wagon

"Britney & Friends"..waiting for our food

Ben, beating me up, like usual.

Ben really wanted to get Jamison off...don't think that's happening

All set for his bull ride..

Annnnnd about 2 seconds later...

(Just so you know, I went on the mechanical bull, and made it through the first 2 levels. But not wanting to fly off the bull like everyone else had, I gave up and walked away without a scratch)

Now, on to the crazy part. Our lovely friend, Ben Lawlor, is a very determined man. He was going to be the best bull rider, no matter what it took. Annnnnnd it took him getting a concussion and lots of stitches in his chin. (And I still don't think he's learned his lesson..) It was a little scary, intense, and funny - because he was saying some crazy stuff. Caverly so sneakily got a picture of the concussed and his crew of caretakers.

(Don't worry, that's just his wife in the corner taking pictures on her phone)

Anyway, the rest of the night was good. Ben got taken to the hospital to get stitched up, and, other than not really being able to use his jaw for a couple weeks, was fine. The rest of us went over to the Probst's, where we ate desserts, chatted some more and watched a slideshow.