Although those words seem to be opposites, they aren't always. Our Sunday gathering yesterday was a simple celebration of our our oldest daughter's birthday, but we think Kristin is spectacular (she is!) and so the day was both!
On the menu: crab cakes, Crash Hot Potatoes, coleslaw, and tomato/cucumber salad with a simple vinaigrette. Also on the menu: grasshopper pie for birthday dessert. Also on the menu: a little singing, presents, and party games. (Well...we played Apples to Apples which we play almost every week. But this week we had the new "Trendy" cards that Kristin and Brian had purchased to add to the original cards. Some of us aren't really "trendy," but it was fun! We played to categories like "So 5 Minutes Ago" and "Fired Up.")
In between, there were some simple activities.
Kristin is teaching a unit on architecture in her homeschool and Bekah is intrigued, so Kristin offered to bring some of the activities on Sundays so that Bekah can participate. Yesterday they learned about cantilevers and practiced with some building blocks. Here they're watching a YouTube video tour of Fallingwater, the famous house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Others are looking through the ads in the Sunday paper, or talking.
A sniffly little girl asked Papa to read her a book.
"Simple" activities? Or are they "spectacular"?
I'm thinking that was simply spectacular! Or spectacularly simple?
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't know! Let's just say it looks like another one of those "best kinds of days".
It's all fabulous to me!
ReplyDeleteI am now heading to youtube to look at Fallingwaters….
Deanna
Simply spectacular!
ReplyDeleteYou know the answer! Spectacular! Love the photo of the living room with everyone doing something a little different, but yet together!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular for sure! Interesting to know that there are additional cards for the Apples to Apples game. My addition is cantilevered. The carpenter, ahem, did not make it as large as we wished so had to add on after the foundation was already set.
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty spectacular to me! Happy birthday wishes to your sweet daughter.
ReplyDeleteOh there's no way it was anything but spectacular! LOVE these simple, celebrations best!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a simple spectacularly perfect day to me! Thanks for sharing your family...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful daughter and her family looks very sweet. Those were the days.
ReplyDeleteLove to see how your family enjoys each other. It's good to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a lovely family Cheryl and many wonderful gatherings - I think that's spectacular!
ReplyDeleteGod Bless
Shane