Saturday 25.05.2013

DSCN7160  Our first view inside the Sylvester Pond House DSCN7154  Built in 1834 and very early American DSCN7153  But with additions like this rec room with an enormous TV DSCN7157  Parts of the house felt old DSCN7159  While others, like the kitchen with three ovens, were up-t0-date
DSCN7156  The kitchen was the center of activity as always DSCN7161  Then to the supermarket where we found patriotic cupcakes DSCN7162  well-positioned near the vegetables DSCN7163  Grandma took a break from shopping DSCN7170  Vivianne and Ian arrived next
DSCN7158  and claimed one of the downstairs bedrooms P1000768  Vivi was happy to be here! DSCN7172  They had picked up Bri and Nico at Newark Airport P1000767  They were happy to be here too! DSCN7173  The first of many cakes to be baked in the ovens
DSCN7174  The dinner menu was Mexican with avocados first DSCN7181  Vivi and Grandma at marble counter P1000772  Luckily, Ian knew how to make margheritas! P1000774  He received much valuable advice DSCN7183  CP wanted strawberry margheritas
DSCN7184  which Ian took on as a professional challenge DSCN7185  Keeping the slurry contained DSCN7189  Cooling cakes P1000766  Stirring the chicken fajitas DSCN7199  Le chef beaming in her kitchen kingdom
P1000775  Getting ready.. DSCN7192  The progeny digs in DSCN7204  We follow suite DSCN7201  Love amidst the taco shells DSCN7205  Francis presides
DSCN7209  Nico and Ian listen DSCN7214  while Vivi and Birgitte propound P1000776  What it looked like to Francis P1000777  Beauf (sort of) P1000778  Petites-filles plus...
P1000782  Bri and Nico P1000781  The jeunes mariés to be arrive P1000783  We watch on the ginormous TV DVDs of Nikki and Vivi as very small chiildren!