Birthday Brunch

 

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"Went to Nick's on 2nd in Long Beach for a yummy breakfast. #thisiswhat40lookslike"

We made last minute plans, late Saturday night, to meet up for brunch on Sunday.  Long Beach is the half way point for all of us.  This was our first time to Nick's on 2nd.  Grandmere and I shared the fried chicken with waffles, yum!  There coffee is good  too.  We'll definitely go back.

Took pictures all around the table.  Beginning with the pint-sized people, who are all sitting together. They huddle as close together as possible, even though there was plenty of room on that side of the booth.  They like to be close, the closer the better.  Connor and Rett shared the ipad, while Delaney told me about her Irish step dancing.  Too cute!

A few more shots.  All good, except the one of Mere and Pere with the server prepping something in the kitchen, nuts!  Also, I've just realized, Uncle John didn't make it in.  He is in the boy-girl pictures below though.

All the girls in the family together.  I can't believe how tall my niece is getting!

Getting a shot of all the guys in the family wasn't as easy *snicker*.  Check out these faces.  Oh the torture of having to be photographed....you'd think we'd asked them to eat dirt or something.

I also got a special birthday shout out from Cousin Jen.  Don't miss it.  She even talks about my birthday back in 2010.

January 27, 2013

Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice at the Honda Center.

When the boys heard Delaney would be wearing her Cinderella costume they wanted to be princes.

Good thing I had some red velvet laying around.  I stitched these together last night.

They worked well as blankets too. It was a bit nippy inside the stadium. Great show and lot's of fun.

December 26, 2009

Washington Day 2

Too many good pictures to pick just one...

The cousins splashing in the mud with their rain boots on.Rett and Auntie Kiki bagging the spinach at the Co-op farm.

Fresh picked Strawberries.

Uncle John and Liam collecting the herbs.
Every time I look at these pictures I will think of my niece as she eagerly takes my hand and directs me toward the main barn after we've parked the car at the co-op farm. 

She says to me in a very grown up voice "My mom HATES the handicaps!"

We are swinging our hands back and forth and I quickly respond with "Yeah, she's always had a thing about the disabled" 

At this point my sister-in-law, overhearing our conversation says "what are you two talking about?"

Delaney points in the direction of the port-a-potties, "You know the handicaps"

It finally clicks "oh you mean the HONEYBUCKETS?"

Yeah, here they are called port-a-potties but up there they are called honeybuckets...it even says it on the side of each one....but both are very big H words, easily confused.

I'll never get tired of telling this story.

June 19, 2009