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!