On Tuesday, I was banned from the kitchen shortly after lunch. I heard clanging, banging, chopping and whirling, and it did not take long for wonderful smells to make its way to my little corner of the house. Lukas took on the responsibility for some of the desserts, something to accompany the delicate gluten free cookies that they had baked the night before. Bob chopped and stirred, sampled, stirred some more and sampled again to ensure the just right touch of each item.
The boys set the table with heirloom china, sterling silver and crystal glasses for water. Lukas found small after dinner liqueur glasses in the china cabinet that he deemed appropriate for the 'expensive' wine that he had selected at the store with Bob's help. My little glass was decorated with pink gift wrapping ribbons to make it extra special, and making me stick out my pinkie as I drank - very dainty and special. To top everything off there was a garland of balloons strung across the archway to the kitchen.
We enjoyed a scrumptious dinner of roast beef with chimichurri sauce, a wonderful raspberry/asparagus side dish along with a big green salad. My dessert was served on a fudge in the shape of a plate, with chocolate macaroons on it topped with home made chocolate ice cream and three candles (yes that is the correct amount of candles on Mamma's cake). Although Bob had baked at least 40 cookies, it did not take long for those to disappear, as everyone made chocolate ice cream sandwiches.
After opening generous gifts and laughing over funny cards, it was time to close down Casa Bob and shift into packing and getting ready mode. Although Noah needed to go to bed, he could have easily complete at least ten more tasks as wired as he was from his sugar/chocolate rush. He made the Energizer Bunny seem lazy.
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