Cookie Party
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
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
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
My friends and I went to see Ben Brainard. Yasmin was very excited.
At the Ben Brainard Show
Ben’s Board Game Day Birthday
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
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
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
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
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
Viewing Day
We got to come see Mom’s reef ball with the completed collar and the “pearl” inside which contained her ashes. We made rubbings of the plaque for ourselves and our mom’s siblings.
Wax rubbings
Wax rubbings
Mom’s “Pearl”
Dad viewing
Reef Ball Viewing
Reef Ball Viewing
Selfie with Mom’s Reef Ball