Kumquats and such

The girls' weekend concluded Sunday morning and Lynsey and Colleen headed home to celebrate Father's Day with Brian and Keith, respectively. Luckily, we got to have Jessica with us for another day!! Jason, Reagan, Jessica and I drove down to Woodbridge to spend some time with Papa & Grandma. We packed some swimming stuff, so Reagan and Daddy went to the pool. We weren't sure how Reagan would react since she wasn't a big fan of the water last year. Turns out there was no reason to worry! She loved it! In fact, Reagan had so much fun in the pool, that we basically had to drag her out to get to the Campbell Family Father's Day celebration in Stafford.  I didn't take too many photos in Stafford, but I couldn't resist this one of Reagan and Tutu's dog, Sassy! It was a low key day, but a wonderful way to celebrate so many of the wonderful fathers in our family, especially the best daddy, Jason! We love you very mu...

On Sunday, February 10th, we had most of both sides of the family over to celebrate Cindi's 60th Birthday! After a fun night of planning with Uncle Kevin, we decided on a Greek-themed menu and minimal decor.  Jason, Reagan and Uncle Kevin shopped on Saturday, then we had dinner at GG's house that evening. The following day, Jason was busy in the kitchen, I did my best to clean up the house, and Uncle Kevin came to lend a (much-needed) hand. Earlier that morning, I got up to make lemon-roasted garlic hummus and Cindi's birthday cake. I was finished in plenty of time, and pleased with the result. I placed the cake on a high table in the living room, but didn't give it much thought...Tommy snuck in from the stair side of the table and ate off quite a sizable chunk: That put me back in the kitchen to make the "back-up" box cake, but then my duties were complete. Here's a look at the decor: Uncle Kevin and Aunt Lisa bought Mil the most beaut...