post-party pics

did everyone have a wonderful derby weekend, rain or shine?

we were fortunate in the northeast to have summer-like weather for our party --

and i'm so happy the skies cleared for the running of the race, itself.

(although it looked awfully dangerous in all that mud!)

i honestly do not have a lot of pictures -- not one of the massive spread of food, fabulous juleps and bellinis, or of that amazing display of desserts --
as i was playing hostess, bartender and crowd controller, 

but here are a few from the festivities.

muffy
in her hat she made by herself

mr prep explaining and demonstrating the kiddie stick horse race

mr prep sounding the call of the horses
(honestly, one of my favorite parts of the party!)

favorite hats of the party

good friends

and the prep family, the last picture taken of the night, if you can't tell

(i was in clean-up mode, outfitted in my 1950s-style apron, 

but at least it matched my dress!)

it was so fun to have friends and neighbors come together

(winter in the northeast is brutal and we tend to hibernate inside, 

so we all make the most of warm-weather events!) 

we have decided to make this an annual event!