Nick Walks Lucy....or Lucy Walks Nick

Birthday Dinner Part II

(A continuation of Birthday Dinner)

After visiting with my family and enjoying my sister's appetizers, Dinner was served!

coq au vin with gruyere potatoes and haricots vert (Manda translation: Really good Chicken, onions, mushrooms, creamy potatoes and green beans) It was fabulous! Greg is a fantastic cook! Here we are all sitting down to eat (my sister managed to avoid this photo somehow).

A toast!

After a wonderful five star meal my sister presented dessert....

To top off a wonderful meal my sister had made a chocolate mousse layer cake served with creme anglaise. Those are nice ripe raspberries you see on top.

Just look at this cake! Isn't your mouth watering?! Let's look closer....

We lit the candles and sang Happy Birthday to my Mom.

And here is a slice of my sister's wonderful cake. Luckily I managed to get a picture before inhaling it. The perfect end to a perfect day - Happy Birthday Mom!

To view my sister's part two post from that day click HERE

Birthday Dinner Part I

For my mom's birthday in July, My sister and her husband Greg decided to do something special. They invited my mom and step dad, along with me and my grandma (and her puppy) over for a French-themed dinner. They even had menus for the evening!

My sister made wonderful homemade baguettes. She served us garlic shrimp and sliced toasted baguettes with goat cheese for an appetizer while Greg prepared dinner. It was so good I didn't even get a picture of it (I was too busy stuffing my face)! Instead I give you a picture of a baguette and my Grandma's dog Lucy staring longingly at the near-empty plates.

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I captured this shot of my mom and step father.......

and my nephew was being cute (as usual). Although in this picture he is wearing a devious smile that strikes me as awful familiar.

Here are some pictures of my sister ..... do you see the resemblance?

We will end Part I with my nephew, showing off his driving skills. He can drive with the door open, one foot on the dash and food in hand!


To view my sister's part one post from that day click HERE!

a Dog and a Hose

Meet Bo - He is going to show us what happens when you introduce a hose to a dog on a hot summer day.

Doesn't he look ferocious? He's not, he is a big softie! What a way to beat the heat - Good boy Bo!

Splash Park Birthday

On Thursday my sister Melissa, my nephew Nicholas and I went over to my Dad and Stepmother Patty's house to celebrate my Dad's birthday. It was hot out so we went to the splash park.

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Last time we visited the Splash park Nicholas was a little apprehensive, but not this time! He immediately started running around and splashing.

The rest of us didn't just sit back and watch...we joined in the fun!

We finished the day with pizza and chocolate cake (you can see Nick going after the cake in this picture).

Chocolate is always a great end to a great day! Happy Birthday Dad!

To hear more about our visit to the splash park - visit my sister's blog!

http://cestlaviemdw3437.blogspot.com/2010/07/splashy-afternoon.html