Gatherings – Swankivy's Photos

Dad’s 70th Birthday

Apr 4, 2024swankivy2024, Cooking & Baking, Gatheringsbirthday, connie, dad, family, food, friends, ivy, jeaux, jimmy

Dad is 70! I put some finishing touches on the cake.

Dad’s cake, finished!

We ate at P.F. Chang’s and then had cake at Dad’s house after.

Dad rocks

Group at P.F. Chang’s

Dad at P.F. Chang’s with a birthday candle

Dad with his 70th birthday cake

Inside Dad’s cake

Cookie Party

Dec 26, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidays, Selfiescookies, dare, food, friends, ivy, yasmin

I invited a bunch of friends over to help eat the extra cookies 🙂

Cookie Platter!

Yasmin & Dare matching

One of each cookie

Largest cookie

Christmas Eve Dinner

Dec 24, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Holidaysbread, christmas, connie, cookies, dad, family, food, friends, gifts, ivy, jeaux

Jeaux and I invited Dad and Connie over for Christmas Eve dinner! We made white bean pot pies, homemade dinner rolls, vegan scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole, whipped cauliflower, and homemade gravy. We had a gift exchange after dinner. And then there was a gingerbread roll and five kinds of homemade cookies!

Jeaux making scalloped potatoes

Homemade Lion House Rolls

Christmas Eve Dinner

White Bean Pot Pie

Jeaux trolling my dad

Present for Dad from Patricia

Present for Connie from Patricia

Abbreviated Dessert

Dessert Crew

Jeaux’s wrapping paper trolling

Jeaux slices pumpkin roll at Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 2023swankivy2023, Gatherings, Holidayscake, food, friends, jeaux, thanksgiving

We brought our pumpkin roll to my dad’s house for Thanksgiving. Jeaux did the “carving.” Haha.

Jeaux presenting sliced pumpkin roll

Went to see Ben Brainard

Nov 4, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsarthur, friends, ivy, jeaux, yasmin

My friends and I went to see Ben Brainard. Yasmin was very excited.

At the Ben Brainard Show

Ben’s Board Game Day Birthday

Oct 28, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Gatherings, Selfiesben b, birthday, cake, food, friends, ivy

Ben invited me to a board game night for his birthday! I brought cupcakes and everyone liked them.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Ben’s friends enjoying cupcakes

Birthday Boy Ben

Me with Pumpkin Spice cupcake

Halloween Party 2023

Oct 22, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Cosplay, Gatherings, Holidaysadam, arthur, ben b, cake, candy, cookies, dare, dorian, finch, food, friends, goose, halloween, ivy, jeaux, kari, meghan, michael, rachael, steven universe, yasmin

Had a great Halloween party! No disasters, all fun, total of 14 guests! And they were all fans of my food! Happy!

Molasses-Ginger Cookies

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Roll

Candy Corn Fudge

Me as Pearl – Steven Universe

Me as Pearl – Steven Universe

Meghan, Adam, Dare

Jeaux

Ben as Waldo

Ivy and Jeaux both as Pearl

Kari as a shark

Dare as Dr. Forrester – MST3K

Adam as Matt Foley – SNL

Yasmin’s Plate

Yasmin as Business Clown

Yasmin & Arthur

Meghan as Rose Quartz – Steven Universe

All Steven Universe costumes

Ivy as Pearl, Meghan as Rose Quartz

Guests – Ben, Kari, Jeaux

Guests – Dorian, Michael, Ben, Kari

Guests – Dare & Yasmin

Guests – Rachael, Finch, Goose

Arthur with pumpkin roll

Tides of Time Friends and Family Concert

Sep 16, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsband, friends, ivy, meghan

I had a performance and Meggie came to support me. She took a photo with me and wrote “I’m best friends with the lead singer,” and captioned it “She’s kind of a big deal.”

Meg is BFFs with the lead singer

Dedication Day

Sep 11, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsanimals, ash, beach, boba, dad, family, mom, patricia, yusuke

Our mom’s dedication was today. We went out on a boat and watched her reef ball be added to the reef project. We saw dolphins! And we also decorated a tribute reef with flowers and said our final goodbyes to our mom. And we got boba after.

Dolphins!

Patricia & Ash on the boat

Ash on the boat

Tribute reef

Patricia decorating the tribute reef

Dad with tribute reef

Tribute reef

Ivy with tribute reef

Ivy with tribute reef

Tribute reef

Flowers in the water

Ivy on the boat

Yusuke and Ash on the boat

Dolphins!

Dolphins!

Reef ball going in

Watching the reef ball go in

Family at dedication

Throwing tribute reef

Family at dedication

Dad and Ash at Ding Tea

After Viewing Day

Sep 10, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsash, connie, dad, family, food, ivy, lindsay, patricia, swimming, yusuke

We stayed over in Sarasota at my dad’s house after our mom’s viewing and had some yummy food at a restaurant (Ash was overwhelmed by a waffle!) and then they spent some time swimming and we even got to play Cards Against Humanity (family edition).

Ash intimidated by a waffle

Swimming at Dad’s

Swimming at Dad’s

Swimming at Dad’s

Ash with watermelon

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity

Cards Against Humanity