Our Yearly Shindig

...with the local relatives.

 I missed having Steph here to help with set up, decorating and taking pictures. 

  So the pictures and the decorations were definitely lacking this year. 

This was Karl's year...he insisted we go "simpler".   

Disposable table settings.

Then he planned the menu...

 PLENTY of food.   BBQ pork, coleslaw, dutch oven potatoes, mac and cheese,  sweet potato fries, cornbread and honey butter.  Plus dessert that most everyone was too full to eat.

 Aren't they sweet.

  

 We played a few minute to win it games

 

 

 

 Then there was a mysterious "fart" machine.

It  had Karl a bit baffled and everyone cracking up.

 

 

And the best part...
.A lot of good laughs.

See our 2014 Party Here
2013 Party Here
2012 Party Here

May Good Fortune Follow you

Our Chinese New Year

 

Every year we like to have a family party with the Boulder City folks. Due to very busy schedules it's always a challenge finding a date that everyone is available (this year we missed Lorin and Nancy).  That date this year just happen to fall on the Chinese New Year.  Perfect theme. 

I love doing an event where I pull out all my collected finery 

and really "put-on-the-dog"

 The last minutes stir-frying of the veggies.


 Our Menu:

Egg Rolls (Costco)
A yummy Green salad (Thank you  Pam)

Fried Rice (recipe)

Steamed rice

Chicken Pad Thia (Little Dumplings)

Beef Broccoli  (recipe, I used low sodium soy sauce and chicken broth)

Joseph's Chicken Coconut Curry

Orange Chicken (Winco Deli,  good but not as good as Clark's )

Cheese Cake (with cherry drizzle or Chocolate drizzle)

Frozen Blueberry yogurt for those wanting something lighter

Lighting the candles

The crazy relatives we like to party with.

I love that they always "dress" for the occasion.