And then the festivities began

The calm before the storm

First the kids had to cool off - where's Uncle Donny, we need someone to dunk

Amelia and Tristan enjoy the water and a good splash in the pool

Aunt Donna inspects the courses and the set up before the masses arrive

And what tourney would be complete without a bounce house

The Junior Trophy - modeled after the class McCartney Thunder Trophy

The timeless names, etched in all their glory

Mike C tries to hijack the kids juice boxes - hey there's a whole cooler full of juice boxes over by the porch

Kylie and Topher find the best seats in the house, prior to the first croquet mallet strike

Round 1 kicks off - hey Greg - pat Claire's head, i think it's on fire

Johnny Z making a strong appearance in Round 1 - up against some stiff competition - Nat and Aunt B

Donna W sizing up the talent in the first round

Aunt Donna and Aunt Millie looking to bring it back to VT in 2010

Uncle Mike has his hands full up against, Mike C, Aunt Mimi and Papa, not to mention his sibling, Kara

It was rumored that there was some type of payoff for Uncle Donny but Uncle Billy brought his red shoes and Trevor was the first Junior to make it to the finals last year. So this is no walk in the park. AND IT WAS ON THE POND COURSE

The last of the first rounds - the Mills jumped into the fray

Ian mediates prior to ref'ing the kids tourney - he's going to need every ounce of patience known to mankind