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
Angel Food Cake in the morning
We sisters had angel food cake in honor of our mom the morning before going to the viewing.
Coffee & Angel Food Cake
Angel Food Cake for Mom
Angel Food Cake for Mom
First Cookie Cats
And my family got to have their first Cookie Cats! No wonder Steven Universe likes them so much–now they know why 🙂
Ivy & Ash eating Cookie Cats
Yusuke & Patricia eating Cookie Cats
Angel Food Cake
Our mom often made angel food cake for us for our birthdays. Her birthday is coming up so we made an angel food cake in her honor! All three of us worked on it.
Patricia making angel food cake
Ivy making angel food cake
Lindsay making angel food cake
Bowling with Family
My family went bowling, played three games, and hung out in the arcade! Lindsay is a very good bowler!
Patricia bowling
Family bowling
Family playing games
Family playing games
Ivy Skee-Ball
Family playing games
Yusuke bowling
Lindsay bowling
Ivy bowling
Ash bowling
Yusuke & Ash air hockey
Patricia Skee-Ball
Ash basketball