The 13th Annual D'arbycue

at Crown Beach in Alameda

with special guests

Andy

Anya

Carla

Ellora

Hannah

Ian

India

Isobel

Katie

Lauren

Leah

Lizzy

Mimi

Rain

Ian used to smile like this all the time, then hit that self-conscious age and stopped. His auntie fixed that by telling him that if he came home with another closed-mouth set of school portraits like he had the previous year, she would tell the cafeteria workers not to give him lunch anymore.

Maria, Ian's mom has been working on the smile, too.

Donna and Nigel

Hayley, who is almost one

Sean and Katie

and Chad, who uncomplainingly spent most of the party driving back and forth between our house, the beach, and the store.

D'arby good-naturedly blew out the candles her mother forgot.

Some of the girls thought it was Woodstock

or maybe a spa day

After they'd rinsed off, presents were opened.