My friend Renee turned 40 last week. Her husband planned a wonderful party at the Dauphin County Bar Association. I love the picture of Renee today vs Renee at 18. To be honest, with the exception of the 80's hair, that's pretty much what she looked like when I met her just after she graduated from law school.
The food was wonderful. I took a bunch of pictures - you never know when I will have the opportunity to steal some ideas! I was particularly enthralled with the spring rolls, cut sharply on the diagonal, and served in Asian spoons on top of mirrors. Wow! Pretty spectacular.
Add to that crab fondue, hummas and montrachet/pistachio dip with toasted pitas, baked brie, sesame chicken, and three kinds of bruschetta. But wait, that's not all. Filet mignon heated in a white wine sauce, topped with sauteed mushrooms atop a slice of baguette topped it all off.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I hope we were able to spoil you a little bit. 
How many guys does it take to determine if da boid is done? Three apparently!
That's often the time when I run and hide. Now really, there aren't many places to hide here. She certainly knows the two or three places, but she still delights in the whole thing.
Then it's on to the emergency vehicle. She's really almost too big for it and can rock it until the front end hits the ground. I love this pick of Gwen and Grandpa. Brent grabbed the back end when Gwen came to a stop. She was trying to make the thing rock when she finally realized that silly Grandpa was the reason nothing was happening!
This one is always fun...for Gwen anyway. We take turns spinning each other until we're so dizzy we can't stand upright. Grandpa didn't seem to think it was nearly as much fun as Gwen and I do though. 
