January 24, 2006

  • This evening we had the family over for a "Hail and Farewell" party for Charles; I made a gluten-free brownie trifle (thanks for the brownies, Elaine!) and a lemon meringue pie for it.  The trifle turned out pretty well, I believe, but the pie was a bit runny.  Tasted alright, though.  Dmitry took stock of the increasing crowd and skedaddled for the solitude of his room, the turkey.

    I love this photo of Charles trying to fix one of the toys, and Brianna running like the wind on the left.  And here's one of the almost-recruit with his youngest nephew, Bryson, and his grandfather:

    And to make the party even better, Alex and the gang showed up! 

    As you can see, they settled right in; here's Tammy chatting with Kirstin:

    Aunt Jeanne greeting Alex:

    John, the trombonist, wound up being a hit with the small fry; here's Benjamin whispering to him....

    And Margaret insisted he give her a flip:

    One last shot of Charles with his Aunt Jeanne:

    It was a heck of a party, believe me when I tell you this.  ;^)

Comments (3)

  • Looks like a great party - lots of fun.

    Charles, all the best - will be praying you reach all your goals and make your parents proud. It's all about your parents, after all.

    :)

    Hugs, Anne!

    me<><

  • How's the Kleenex supply holding out?

    Lemon meringue pie is always good, especially if it's got that tart, rip your nose off your face, smack to it!  That Ivey bunch and those associated with them - you all have the best parties.

  • Looks like it was a Fitting Fond Farewell!

    Is it my imagination, or is Kirstin the spit 'n image of Elaine?

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