The kids are having fun being around their cousins. They all get so excited to see each other and are having fun at the beach and around the house. This morning Eva and Andrew were watching Voltron Season 3 with me before I headed home to get ready to head to work tonight. Eva was really into watching the show and we watched two episodes before the cousins arrived. When they did everyone started playing with the Voltron toys that I picked up on clearance at Target. Everyone was running all around the house being silly. The next thing I know, the kids are pig piling on each other. We stopped that and went onto the porch where the silliness continued.
We took a walk tot he duck pond before I headed home. The kids kept talking about a mean goose that chased them last time. Luckily it did not chase them this time. Continue reading Silly Morning Pigpile→
Last year Eva would go to the Farmer’s Market on Thursdays and use those items to work on dinner for the family. This year she had a week at Johnson and Wales learning all sorts of baking skills and she came home with a bunch of recipes as well as some samples of her work. There were many tasty treats made and she wanted to make a special dinner for everyone in the family to enjoy.
God bless my sister Tara for helping her get everything made. This was a big undertaking for both of them. They made salad with shrimp, picked up Captain Parker’s Clam Chowder with Homemade Cheddar Bacon Biscuits. the main course was some Cod, corn and zucchini and squash. Dessert was the filling for the chocolate cream pie with whipped cream and special Italian Maraschino Cherries. Eva even made little menus and put them on everyone’s plate along with place-cards and more. The fine china was used and even Andrew got a fancy glass for his drinks.
Andrew also made up a couple of songs that he played on the guitar. He definitely has a gentle soul under all those silly little boy shenanigans.
Dinner was really good, Eva and Tara did a nice job. It was a bit chaotic with everyone and the noise and I may have been a bit stressed out. Between dinner and dessert we went for a walk with the kids and my parents while Tara and Shelby cleaned up. A walk is what was needed. The kids got to let off some steam and run around. We also took some nice family photos including this one of the grandparents and grandkids. Continue reading A Fancy Dinner Night→
