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Photos from Art's birthday party last year AND this year.
Last year Art had a bunch of friends over for pound cake and flashlight tag in the woods. This year Art had a bunch of friends over for pound cake and flashlight tag in the woods. However this year he asked for 'edible gifts' and got a CRAPTON of unpleasant hot takis and candy. Last night when tucking him in he said, "Papa? If you need anything sweet, I can help. I'm your guy." He's rolling in it. So here are some photos from both years. And this crazy video capturing some of the post-party mayhem as kids waited for their parents to pick up. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nYdVo1pkD0&w=560&h=315] Last year, 2018: And this year, some older, more mature, possibly hairier-in-spots boys:
Twins in Arkansas.
These pix are about a year old but I don't think they've been on the blog. So, here they are! Yay! hotel swimming. hotel sleeping. Hot tub preparing. Hot tub running. Hot tub enjoying. Pig riding. Papa coat-wearing. Nanna farewell.
Remembering Bubbe
Jessica wrote this post many years ago, shortly after Bubbe died. Just found it as a draft and sharing here. What a wonderful thing, to remember Bubbe and her love for being a grandmother and for baking and providing and being cynical. I wish she didn't die. ----------------------- It was a sad day for me, celebrating Art's birthday without my mom. I realized just how sad I was last night as I was planning to put together The Chocolate Cake. Bubbe's Chocolate Cake. Mom loved doing it all up for birthdays - beautifully wrapped gifts that had most likely been collected over the course of several months, dinner of the Birthday Kid's choice, cake of choice... She loved making all that happen and I loved watching her do that for our kids. She really knew how to make someone feel special on their birthday and Lewis even said after Bubbe died, "Who will make mine birthday cake?" It pained me to sing Happy Birthday to Netta and Bailey without my mom there and it p...
A long lost summer meal
Another draft post with just this photo. Which I'm sharing anyway cause it looks tasty and is nice to think about with snow outside.