Sisters getting stuff done
Patricia came to visit and help with Mom’s house. She forgot socks so she wore a “pair” of mine. We later ended up at Five Guys after we were too late to get SoFresh. 🙁
The Sock Sisters
Sisters having Five Guys
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
Family enjoying Cookie Cats again
I am so glad my family can enjoy Steven Universe stuff with me, including Cookie Cats that we made ourselves!
Family with Cookie Cats
Ash reading End of an Era
I love that my nephew likes Steven Universe like his aunt.
Ash reading End of an Era
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