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
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
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
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
Cookie Cats with Family
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
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
Swimming at Jeaux’s
My California family came to Florida to participate in my mother’s life celebrations, and we took some time out to swim in Jeaux’s pool.
Caftan-wearing Sisters
Playing in Jeaux’s pool
Patricia & Yusuke anniversary
I made vegan scalloped potatoes for Patricia and Yusuke’s anniversary. We had a li’l family dinner.
Dinner for P & Y’s anniversary
Ash squishes bread