End of Summer Miscellaneous

The neighborhood ladies went to Moosehead to celebrate Kate's 50th! 

 On the Thyme x Table patio celebrating my birthday!

Look at Kiera's sun kissed, freckled nose...sweet summertime!

Butterfly Weed with a butterfly

Close up!

Friday night birthday Celebration with Grandpa 

and a Berona's cassata cake, of course! 

We celebrated Papa's bday at Thyme x Table too,

Cheers!

 A new favorite drink at Mojo's...an iced London Fog

(iced Earl Grey tea, cream and vanilla)

 A clear day for a trip to the Boat Club for 

a swim in the lake with V!

 Kiera's signature driveway pose

featuring Maxi

 Kiera and her friends went to a few summer volleyball

camp. We carpooled and when it was our turn, we usually

stopped for a treat!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

We celebrated a grandpa's birthday on Friday, complete with all his 

favorites...Kiera, swordfish and blackberry cobbler! 

These two!

griller and supervisor 

 His fave dinner! 

A "Purr-Fect" 11th Birthday

Kiera celebrated her birthday with her three favorite neighborhood friends. 

First stop, dinner at Chick Fil A. 

Next stop, The Affogato Cat Cafe in Tremont. Waiting

for our turn to enter the cat area.

On our way home, we stopped at this convenient store

to take a pic with the Tremont sign.

Thanks for making my birthday so "purr-fect!"

Kiera is 11!

Our girl turned eleven! We celebrated with the family. Friday birthday fun with Grandpa, then a weekend celebration with Mimi, Papa, Tyler and Kate at Sangria, one of Kiera's favorite restaurants. 

Check out her amazing cake from Mimi...a tribute to one of her favorite things...SLIME! This birthday was extra special for Kiera because she got a phone! I was still on the "no" fence, but joined the rest of the family on the "yes" side because she has been biking/walking to school this spring and having a phone would make it more safe. 

 The waiter brought around a round of celebratory shots.

Kiera's was a Shirley Temple!

This gift bag had boxes of slime in them...

but one box had the phone box inside! 

 Kitty loves bags and tissue!

Happy 100th Birthday, Gram!

The matriarch of the Dragan Family turned 100 years old! We celebrated her birthday with the family and breaded pork chops, at the birthday girl's request. She proudly sported her diamond studded "100" tiara and enjoyed having her family by her side to celebrate her milestone birthday!

Showing off her cake!

A little help from Kiera to get the candles in the right spot

Gram can't have dessert with out coffee...

and just the right amount of milk!

Singing Happy Birthday and

May the Dear Lord Bless You!

She blew out her candles, albeit one at a time

Taking off the candles so we can enjoy the cake!

The great grand kids!

The kids!