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Happy birthday, Mom.

Sep 12, 2023swankivy2023, Selfiesbirthday, cake, food, ivy

Eating angel food cake on what would have been my mom’s 69th birthday.

Angel Food Cake for Mom’s birthday

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

Viewing Day

Sep 10, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsash, dad, family, ivy, lindsay, mom, patricia, yusuke

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

Sep 10, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringscake, coffee, family, food, ivy, lindsay, patricia

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

Sep 9, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsash, cookies, family, food, ice cream, ivy, patricia, yusuke

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

Sep 9, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Gatheringscake, family, ivy, lindsay, patricia

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

Sep 9, 2023swankivy2023, Gatheringsash, family, ivy, lindsay, patricia, yusuke

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

Cookie Cats with Family

Sep 9, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Hangoutsash, cookies, family, food, ice cream, ivy, patricia, steven universe, yusuke

We decided to fill the Cookie Cats we made with ice cream this morning before a fun day together!

Ash filling Cookie Cats

Making Cookie Cats!

Making Cookie Cats!

Making Cookie Cats!

Filling Cookie Cats

Casting Day

Sep 8, 2023swankivy2023, Gatherings, Vacationsash, dad, family, food, ivy, lindsay, mom, patricia, yusuke

My mother’s ashes were committed to the Eternal Reefs project. My family attended the casting where we put her ashes into a solution to make a “pearl” and also decorated the collar of the reef ball.

Our mom’s plaque

Stirring ashes

Picking out decorations

Reef Ball

Collar decoration

Collar decoration

Collar decoration

Reef Ball Collar we decorated

Family at casting

Afterwards, we went to a restaurant and hung out with our dad.

Ash tries crème brûlée

Dad & Patricia Espresso

My sisters are smart at crosswords. They did one together.

Crossword Puzzle Sisters

Cookie Cat making with family

Sep 7, 2023swankivy2023, Cooking & Baking, Hangouts, Vacationscookies, family, food, ivy, patricia, steven universe

We decided to make Cookie Cats! Here’s just the cookie-making part.

Cookie Cat Dough

Patricia makes Cookie Cats