14 July 2007 - BadWest's team barbecue was a hit for all who attended (according to this reporter's sources;).

Lots of meat, salad and drinks were downed and calories burned (well some) on the beach, when we tried our hand at whiffle ball, paddle ball and whatever....Later in the day, some of Jim's friends arrived and we downed some more drinks and, oh yuh, the steak tips, chicken & hot sausage and pepper & onions that never got 'barbied' before you had to leave. ;0).....

The weather could not have been much better and the sunset was great..but it was surely your presence that made the day great!

 The All American Family Avdoulos' stayed later in the day....(Well they had to ;), Jim took Pete & wife Susan & oldest daughter Deanna and Patrick Rogers four-wheeling out onto a narrow sand-spit of a beach called Saquish.  (see high school All American Patrick Rogers in the background of the above pic?:)

  Ariana bangs out a home run and Audrey and Amy gossip @ water's edge.
Nice swing, great stride :)

             
Jodi & Ariana wave; Jodi hits a homer then laughs all the way home ;)    

                 
Pete shows us the All American swing enroute to homer;  Lindsay waves while playing paddle ball with Michelle

     
Steve waves to camera-Adam waves to Steve; Jim & Matthew Flynn pose and Patty Higgins and Steve Rogers chat.

   
Avdoulos Family - Pete thumbs up on chow while Melanie says "wow, here's that guy with the camera, again.");
Sunset poses, Deanna and Susan  @ beach pose    

Pete is the Springfield College Diving Coach/Aquatics Director and Coach of Springfield Area Diving

   
Girls check out the marsh muck, lose sandal, find sandal...Beach babes

Below is small group of Jim's friends who came by to polish off the steak tips, chicken, hot sausage with pepper and oniions and whatever burgers and dogs were left over...and there was plenty!

Thanks to all of you for coming; thanks to all of you for bringing so much food, salad, dinks, ice, coolers, coffee, goodies.

& special thanks to Naeem Siddiqui and Erin McQuaid and anyone else I may be leaving out who were stupendous in helping organize our time at my humble abode.  We had overflow food...The day was perfect.