We celebrated my great-niece Emily's birthday this evening. Since it was a rainy afternoon, it was mostly an indoor affair at Dan and Laura's in Howland Township. There were a lot of kids for Amy Marie and Emily to amuse. There were also a lot of relatives and friends as well. In addition, with all the tables and the island serving area in the kitchen, maneuvering was reminiscent of going through a maze.
We had "herb crusted" chicken, rigatoni in tomato/spaghetti sauce, meatballs, spicy sausage, rolls, homemade macaroni and cheese (which I didn't have because I missed it since it wasn't on the island, but I did see the rolls, though), and salad for dinner. It was quite tasty.
After a while, we sang "Happy Birthday" to Emily with accompaniment on guitar and harmonica from my brother-in-law Dan Sr. (Emily's paternal grandfather). Before opening the presents, there was a wardrobe change for Emily (She had a smash cake before this. Either there was too much of a mess from the cake or a diaper change was needed, I do not know since I missed the disappearing act!). Eventually the presents were opened by Laura, Amy Marie, and some other kids who were there. Amy, my niece, wrote down the gift information. Emily was busy playing with other toys and the kids who weren't helping with the gifts to appreciate the gifts. There's always next year.
We eventually ate dessert. We had white (?) cake, vanilla ice cream, and pumpkin cheesecake. Like dinner, it was also tasty.
The party was a nice event. Dan and Laura and all the people who organized the party should be applauded. It's too bad that it rained on their parade.
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