Family & Flowers

Last weekend Mom stayed at Tina's and attended two big events - Makayla's first birthday party (shared with Daddy who turned 28 last week) and the Kratochvil family reunion. Makayla received a lot of great presents from family and friends. Her favorite was a little scooter car that has lots of buttons and knobs and makes all kinds of cool sounds. Of course, it was also Devon's favorite and there were a few confrontational moments.

On Sunday Mom, Tina and I went to Wilma and Paul Alpers' house for the Kratochvil family reunion. They have turned the old family cherry orchard into The Iris Farm. Absolutely amazing place. The iris were spent of course, but the daylilies were glorious. Here's Tina in one of the trails of Wilma's back yard.
Many of the Kratochvil cousins were there, some that Mom hasn't seen in many years.





Mom picked on her brother Howard a few times, comparing their heads.

Wilma was a gracious hostess, sending Mom home with corned beef , pumpkin mousse, and a bouquet of the biggest, loveliest lilies I've ever seen.

We stayed over three hours. Mom was tired but she had a great time. In the evening Bill and Pattie came to Tina's and we played cards. We didn't capture the moments in pictures but it was a fun time. Years ago we played cards every Sunday afternoon after dinner. It was just like old times, except that Tami is now an adult and she won both games.

Monday Mom rested a lot. In the early evening we said goodbye to Tina and left for South Boardman to visit with Grace and Dick. We had a very nice time with them. Suzy picked Mom up around 8:00 p.m. to go home to Boyne. It was a full, fun weekend.