Meanwhile, Suzanne PA190162 and Benjamin PA190163 were in the living room watching the 3 Ninjas movie PA190164 that eventually attracted people on the couch PA190165 and people blocking my view PA190166 until Benjamin discovered the BattleShip game. PA190167

While the movie continued PA190168 Benjamin and Cindy played battleship. PA190169 The crowd PA190170 was fairly oblivious as the game PA190171 and movie continued. PA190172 Eventually, the photographers PA190173 arrived just about the time of my cookie PA190174 The game of battleship continued often under the eye of a better photographer PA190175 PA190176 PA190177 even though we did end up with a picture of the knees of the people on the couch. PA190178 After some serious concentration sometimes at speeds beyond our capabilities PA190179 and sometimes with the Anthrax magazine PA190180 in the background, it became dressup time. Benjamin did his Mexican imitation with the scarf around his neck PA190181 and showed the way to Cindy PA190182 a few times. PA190183 Then there were the professional portraits of man PA190184 and man and woman PA190185 PA190186 which amused Olivia and Joe PA190187 until the wars PA190188 broke out on the couch causing Joe to intervene PA190189 PA190190 while Benjamin watched PA190191 and fired a few shots PA190192 from the broken orange watergun. PA190193 The table looked good PA190194 with stunning pasta, PA190195 salad, PA190196 other pasta, PA190197 and my favorite pasta of all PA190198 accompanied by drinks. PA190199 gentle reader; while bemoaning that you could see and not taste or smell the food, I was uplifted by knowing that I could share with you this picture that I drew at back to school night at Benjamin's school PA190200 This led to the kitchen Snapple ad team PA190201 surveying the damage left by the meal PA190202 accompanied by the leftover cookies many of which I'm wearing on my waistline even as I write PA190203 The garlic bread PA190204 was exquisitely prepared by Andy and Teddy PA190205 who displayed it proudly. The sink showed the signs of the preparation PA190206 PA190207 and the tomato sauce cans were empty PA190208

Once seated, the dinner conversation was lively PA190209 PA190210 PA190211 PA190212 PA190213 on one side of the table PA190214 and the other. PA190215 There was a musical serenade by Benjamin PA190216 causing Olivia to take this picture of Suzanne and David PA190217 as we gazed over at her table PA190218 PA190219

This was what I ate. PA190220 Yum Yum . This is the person who sat next to me PA190221 and what she ate. This was the mess in the kitchen PA190222 when it was time PA190223 to go pick up Jane at her dance. As the table cleared PA190224 and the food was put away PA190225 Benjamin decided to show Cindy PA190226 just how to play his video game.