Cate and Papa

It may be just me, but there's just something very sweet about this picture. We were at the Swedish Institute Semi- Annual Frukost (i.e. pancake breakfast) last Saturday. It's a fundraiser for the Men's Chorus that Kyle's Uncle Cliff is a member of. Every 30 minutes, the group gathers to sing for the guests. So we took pause and listened to our performance. Cate is cuddling up with my Dad listening very intently.

Uncle Cliff is always so delighted to see the younger grand-nieces and grand-nephews at this event. And our kids delight in him. If you squint, he's the singer in the front row directly above Cate's head.

A whole lotta family lovin' going on...

Yep, for the first time in four years, my entire family will be reunited. Four years ago, there were 16 of us; now there are 20. Carl and family from Houston are coming for a visit this weekend. That means there will be a lot of family togetherness going on.

This evening begins the fun: we're invited over to my parents after 7 pm to see Carl and son Miles. Carl's wife, Claire will be arriving tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning, I run a 5K with my Eric, Carl and our 12-year old nephew Nick. I am pretty sure I will start the race with the boys, but will be about ten minutes behind them at the finish. That's just fine by me.

Saturday evening, it's the Iverson Family Singers leading the music at Mass. Two nephews are alter boys. The non-singing sibling, Carl will be the lector. We then have dinner at Jeanine's house.

Sunday is my parents' 45th wedding anniversary. Amazing! We will be having a (hopefully) quiet dinner at the parents' house. It will be a collaborative effort. My contribution? I am in charge of providing the kids' meal for 8 kids ranging from 22 months to 13 years' old. Hmm, what to make...

I hope your weekend plans are a little less involved than ours are. Or on the flipside, I hope it's just as fulfilling. I'd like to hear what you've got planned, so drop a comment.

Have a good one!