Family Night

Does anyone else have family night like ours? After our quick FHE where it was Lauren's turn to do a lesson (which she picked out a story from the Friend that she ended up not listening too), we then play a game so our stomachs could settle a little before dessert. We started playing Chinese Checkers. Carley got bored and drifted off to play with Lauren who was not interested in playing the game in the first place. Mark and I take turns making Carley's moves in her absence. Kenny was soon to follow and I explain that once this type of game is started you need to finish or everyone has to stop playing as well. Mark makes the comment, "That's why no one likes to play with you (meaning me) because you don't let people stop playing." I guess I'm the kind of person who has to play a game to the end . . . until someone wins, hopefully me ;). Mark's point was that we play games to have fun as a family . . . it doesn't matter if anybody wins. Talk about speaking in a foreign language! Well, Kenny hangs on a little longer and then takes off. We didn't finish the game and I start putting it away, sniff, sniff. Then latter we are dishing up this really good dessert that Mark made yesterday after being inspired from the food network channel. Lauren does not like this dessert so she asked for cheese instead. Cheese as dessert? Really? I guess that is what makes families so fun, we are all so different. We each bring something different to the table to make life interesting and give us these fun learning experiences.

Here is a picture of the great dessert Mark made, Lime Blueberry Tiramisu! This picture is from the show. Mark's actually looked better because the angel cake part was thicker as well as the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture under the blueberry pie filling.