Last evening we headed over the river and through the woods... OK, maybe that's not quite the way it was.  We were invited to Aunt Lola Faye and Uncle Bob's for dinner on the other side of town - and town is pretty big these days.  Lola Faye's daughter (Kendall's cousin) Janet and her husband Doyle were visiting for a long weekend.  Kendall's parents are still here from Kansas so we had a really nice family time with the 8 of us around the table.

The table was set beautifully

Our fabulous hosts (and exceptional cooks!) - Lola Faye and Bob

We love these people!

The grilled asparagus and the pork chops were grilled to perfection

Janet and Lola Faye finding the dates for the family reunion in 2013



A Cool and Rainy Sunday

We awoke to the sound of rain gently falling and unseasonable coolness.  It didn't even make it out of the 50's today.  We hear there was a lot of snow in the north country.  Kendall's folks are still in town and we were able to join up with some additional family members for lunch.

Del with Margaret (not pictured)

Kendall's Dad (Larry), Bob & Lola Faye

Kendall and his Mom (Donna)

This afternoon there was a beautiful full, double rainbow.  Of course the picture doesn't do it justice!

Breakfast Rolls

I was in the mood for some cinnamon rolls, but not just my regular cinnamon rolls.  Sooo, I added some raisins and pecans to a set in one pan and in another pan I spread Nutella instead of cinnamon, butter and sugar.  Then, to mix it up even more I frosted them with a cream cheese frosting instead of the caramel frosting.

The regular cinnamon rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting - the verdict is to use the traditional Caramel Frosting with these

Additions of raisins and pecans in this one - the verdict is that they are good with the additions, but again, caramel frosting is the go-to.

Nutella inside, yum!  I love the stuff, so maybe I have a bias.  They are quite tasty and I like the Cream Cheese Frosting with these.  I used a recipe for the frosting that I found on Pinterest (much easier/faster than Caramel Frosting). 

 

How Pretty!

What a pleasant surprise to have this beautiful bouquet on the kitchen table and supper being prepared by my wonderful mother-in-law and her friend Vi.

Spring Training

We spent an enjoyable afternoon with Hesston Alumni at a Chicago Cubs/LA Dodgers Spring Training game.

Jenell and Doug

Doug, Jenell, me & Kendall

There were many others there: Bob & Lola Faye, Larry & Donna, to name a few.



Quiet Sunday

Kendall's parents, aunts and uncle are all here for the annual Spring trek.  After attending the early church service we went out for brunch and then home for a relaxing day.

Aunt Grace and Kendall's Mom

We played several rounds of Quick Scrabble

The sisters - Lola Faye, Grace, Donna Mae

 And here we are still smiling... they make hosting easy

Ice Cream

My friend Jennifer flew into town yesterday afternoon.  She is speaking at one of the Universities today.  Michelle and I met up with her at Mary Coyle, a retro ice cream parlor.  I had a delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream cone - waffle of course!

Michelle & Jennifer

PF Chang

It's always nice to have friends come to town!  Last night we were able to have dinner with Jenell, Doug, Marge, Mara and Marilyn.  Even though we live in the same town as Marilyn, we just don't get together often enough.

Jenell and Mara

Marge and Marilyn