Birthday party for Two

Today was a joint April birthday party for Scott and Kasia at Kasia's place in Chicago. Here, her sister Anne brings in the birthday cake (which has far too few candles) as Scott and Kasia look on...


... and Scott opens gifts as Suzie, Edith, and Susan observe...


... and Kasia dons her paper headlamp, given in lieu of the actual item.


We relished the wonderful food from Smoque BBQ (recently featured in this Food Network video) which specializes in Austin, Texas style dry rub brisket , Memphis style ribs, pulled pork drenched in western Carolina sauce, and Kansas City style baked beans. Of course, all was supplemented by numerous side dishes by Kasia and other family members.