Zooming Extravaganza!

A few weeks back, Kendall's brother & wife (Steve & Kitty) & I decided a Family Zoom would be a grand idea - and to liven it up (as if the Millers need livening), we'd add a dessert decorating contest to the evening's entertainment. The big event was last night. What fun! Extraordinarily clever desserts and two hours of rapid fire chatting. Excellent!

The gang - a bit difficult to see in this photo but, from left to right / top to bottom:

• The southern Oregon gang, K's sister Cheryl and husband Harry, Cheryl's younger daughter Shana and her husband Moudy and their sons Andrew and Tony. Andrew did the baking and, unfortunately, I did not get a photo when he first displayed it to the Zoom crowd - and then the Medford gang ate it all before the end of the zoom call!
• Me and Kendall (Boulder, Colorado)
• Paul (Boulder, Colorado) our younger child
• Corinne calling in from North Carolina
• The Fraser, Colorado mountain gang, K's middle brother Andy and our great-nieces Sage & Juniper - visiting for the summer / daughters of our Portland Oregon niece, Sara.
• The Brooklyn contingent, Kersti Bryan - family friend and the person who first planted the seed of the Miller gang having a zoom call and godchild of Steve & Kitty (with whom she planted said seed). Also joining in on the frivolity, Kersti's partner Jonathan.
• Tara (Arvada, Colorado) our niece, Steve & Kitty's elder child
• Sara (Portland, Oregon) our niece, Cheryl's elder child
• Sasha (Portland, Oregon) our elder child
• Steve & Kitty (Westminster, Colorado) - Steve being the eldest of the Miller siblings

Now on to The Desserts:

Steve - a play on A Trip to the Moon. Steve said he was thinking of Kendall when he made this (the candle in the back of the rocket is actually lit!):

 Kitty - a combination of two favorite things - a cookie and pizza!!!

Tara - who proudly announced that the decorations all came from the Dollar Store. What a party cake they make!

Sage - who, speaking of party cakes, celebrated her Birthday Eve by concocting this beautiful creation (another yummy dessert that was disappearing quickly during our call).

Kendall - should have know that whatever he made would have at least somewhat of a science fiction twist - in this case, meet Oreobot!

Paul came up with some of his very most favorite things for his dessert: pancakes, cherries (from his tree) and blueberries - and, voila'! A volcano! With cherry lava pouring into a blueberry ocean!

And, lastly, mine - Michigan. As Kendall said: if we can't go visit Michigan this year, at least we can eat it. Bonus points to anyone who can find: lighthouses, Mackinac Bridge, Traverse City cherry, Michigan State University logo, Detroit 'rusty chevrolet' (borrowing from the Yoopers hit), ore boats, sailboats, and Isle Royal. (Mackinac Island is there too but is a bit hidden.) I'd also give bonus points to those who know what kind of stones those are along Lake Michigan, but anyone who knows me, know what those are :-).

 

This really made for a fun evening. I highly recommend it for those of you missing your favorite friends and family!