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Birthday!!

June 18, 2013 by shelley

I have in the past, tended to ignore my birthday. But because of my “August event 2010” I know look at each new birthday in a different light. I am glad to have them. It is certainly better than the alternative. My good, good friend Dr. Ann Romaker helped me celebrate this one. We attended Time Out For Women here in Overland Park with a group of friends and she arranged for a group of friends to all go out to dinner and then have dessert at her house in celebration of my birthday. Thank you Ann!!

Time Out For Women

We were entertained/enlightened by the likes of Hilary Weeks, Chris Williams, Merrilee Boyack, Michael Wilcox, Richie Norton, Laurel Christensen, Jenny Oaks Baker, Terryl & Fiona Givens and Sherrie Dew.

Then we enjoyed a delightful dinner with friends; Watkins, Ibas, Yanos, Speakmans and Thomas’ at the Grand Street Cafe in Kansas City, Missouri near the Plaza.

Birthday dinner at Grand Street Cafe.

Bob at birthday dinner.

Dining with the Watkins, Ibas, Yanos, Speakmans and Thomas’ at Grand Street Cafe.

Then it was on to Ann’s house for desserts…and oh the beautiful desserts.

Chocolate, chocolate and…

…more chocolate.

Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Eve preparations…

February 16, 2013 by shelley

Christmas Eve dinner was a little more low key this year. Since there were people with colds we used paper plates and throw away utensils to try and prevent the spread of germs. B.J. and Jenn were still trying to get to Kansas City but were keeping us updated on their progress. Miriam delayed her arrival, but Andrea and her children came to enjoy our traditional steak and shrimp Christmas Eve dinner.

And then we had to get down to the serious business of preparing for you know who…the big guy…the guy in the red suit…SANTA…

Becca and Henry got cookies and milk ready for Santa and they put out some food for the reindeer…

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…

All hoping Santa would soon be there…

Easter 2012 April 8th

April 16, 2012 by shelley

Our Easter dinner traditions include carrot cake cooked in clay flower pots, decorated with coconut green “grass”, real flowers, bunny peeps, gummy worms and jelly beans:

Our traditional Easter dessert, flower pot filled with carrot cake decorated with green coconut grass, flowers, bunny peep and a gummy worm.

Another tradition is our chick cupcakes (made with lemon flavored cupcakes and frosting, a vanilla wafer for the chick’s head, orange slices cut in half for wings, peach gummy rings cut up for the beak, a little orange frosting and sprinkles and a dot of black icing for the eyes:

Cute chick cupcake for Easter.

Chick, chick here, chick, chick there..here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick chick.

Easter cookies:

Easter sugar cookies.

Bunny sugar cookie.

Festive Easter dessert table:

Easter dessert table.

Easter desserts.

Easter table setting:

Fun bunny bread from Great Harvest Bread Company:

And fun bunny decorations:

Adorable bunny handmade by artist Jane Howard.

HAPPY EASTER!

December 27, 2011

January 9, 2012 by shelley

Today was the first day we have eaten out at a restaurant this holiday. We headed down to the plaza to the Cheesecake Factory, one of our favorites, and also to see the plaza lights! The Kansas City Plaza Lights are one of this country’s most spectacular Christmas lights and one of Kansas City’s most favorite traditions and is the official kick off of the holiday season. The famous ceremony, which began as 16 lights hung over a doorway, now includes over 80 miles of lights with 280,000 multi-colored bulbs outlining and illuminating the buildings and tower of the Country Club Plaza. The first official Plaza Lighting ceremony began in 1930, and now draws thousands to the Country Club Plaza on Thanksgiving night.

Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory

September 20, 2011 by shelley

Becca, Henry and Adam at the fountain.

Three Coins in the fountain....

Henry

Throwing money in fountain.

Henry enjoying Vietnamese Shrimp Rolls and Dipping Sauce

Henry

Becca, Jennifer in background.

It has become a small family tradition, when Grandma and/or Grandpa visit the Longs we head to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Dinner is followed by chocolates from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. It is then a must to throw coins in the “water” before heading home. Becca and Henry can eat a whole Chicken Lemon Piccata between them and then they eat some of grandma’s. The big surprise this time was how much Henry liked the Vietnamese Shrimp Rolls complete with the dipping sauce. A rather sophisticated taste for a one day short of two-year old.

Becca all dressed up to go to the Cheesecake Factory

Henry ready to go to Cheesecake Factory