Wedding Shower

Mike and Anna's wedding is coming soon! Saturday we drove to Washington, bringing Susy and Mali to Anna's wedding shower. We arrived so Ridiculously late that Andrew and I crashed the party, attacking the leftovers (cucumber cream-cheese sandwiches, chicken grape sandwiches, blueberry coffecake, baby cheesecakes, and a tableful of other delicious foods I can't remember because of the sugar coma I slid into) while catching up with everyone.

Above: The M. girls together.
Below: Mali and Ashley toast.
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Above: Lori looks on while Andrew amazes his grandma with his new iPod.
Below: Andrew shares his musical taste with Amy.
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After the party we went home to Grandpa to continue with Andrew's birthday-month festivities! He was thrilled to get Apples to Apples, and we subjected Grandma and Grandpa to a game of it after dinner.

For dinner we were treated to Andrew's requested steak fondue along with an impressive array of side-dishes for all of us picky eaters: Wonderful warm potato salad, lettuce salad, asparagus, sugar-snap peas, noodles and cheese, and Susy's deviled eggs. Grandpa, Susy and I also enjoyed smearing Lori's brie and blue-cheese dip all over our asparagus and steak.

Then Grandma worried Andrew, heading downstairs to retrieve his "birthday pie." He bravely smiled, probably thinking of some mixed-fruit pie that he would have to endure while the rest of us raved about it. We all enjoyed watching his relieved smile and eyes light up when Grandma put a (delicious!) black-bottomed ice-cream pie in front of him.
I'd have pictures of all this fantastic food, but I was too busy eating it.