Lamar's 42nd Birthday

We celebrated Lamar's birthday with (what else!) sushi, followed by a party at Bougainvillea's in South Miami. I love Bougainvillea's. It is this "Old Florida" bar that is in an old house. It has great character compared to many of today's popular hangouts, so we try to go there regularly and support their business. It's also one of the few places that showcases local musicians. A very talented friend of mine also took pictures from that night, and I will post some of hers on here later. But for now, a few shots from the evening's festivities....

The night started out at Ra, a sushi restaurant in downtown South Miami

Wax on, wax off

Amit and Destiny

Why is it I'm always getting into trouble at Bougainvillea's with these two??

Dan and his brothers

Me and Jessica

Lamar and his wingman, "Goose", or Super Dave, as we like to call him. And that's his lovely wife Emily, laughing at them.

No, it's Not Clifford!

No, it's not Clifford the Big Red Dog, but close! It's Maggie!!

Mother's Day 2010

Mother's Day started out with church (naturally) followed by a lovely brunch at my brother's house where he cooked up a great meal for us. Ceci's mom joined us as did Ruth. Ruth is like family, as she has been a friend of the family at least since I was 7 or 8 years old. I couldn't believe how fascinated Julia was with Don and Ceci's dog Maggie. I would have thought that she would have been scared of her because she's so big, but she was all over her!

The family with Bishop Richards at church

Me and the girls

Grandmother and Ruth with me and Julia

Babo and Mimi with Olivia

Olivia getting some sage advice from Babo, I'm sure. They're probably talking about which college she should apply to.

Sweetie Pie.

Bedtime Rituals

Bedtime rituals usually consist of bath, story time, snuggling down with a comfy blanket.... and sometimes, there's no chance at all that the Kauffman girls are going to go right to sleep.

Too Funny.

No, this is not Lamar. But we sure know what this dad is going through!!!