The Cake Boss came to Pope John Paul so it was girl’s night out. I would love to be able to tell you more about him but I’m really not familiar with the dude. All I know is it wasn’t a cheap night for my wallet.
Jean took Abby and her Mom to check it out. Dottie and her daughter Emily also went and everyone really seemed to enjoy themselves.
Christmas Eve was once again at Mike and Dot’s house this year. Everyone showed up around 5 pm and we enjoyed a delicious ham along with the fantastic side dishes that are always a part of a Wynne event. I’m … Continue reading
We had Jean’s family over to celebrate Abby’s birthday on Sunday May 23rd. We had a crazy week and it was the first chance we had to get the Wynne’s over to celebrate her big day.
We had Mike and Dot’s family along with Carole and Natalie. Dinner was fantastic once again, although this time I’ll take the credit since I ended up grilling the burgers and dogs. 
We also had a little striped bass that Gram and Pop brought back from Kate and Aaron’s house.
For whipping something together very last minute, it ended up being a nice way to wrap up our weekend.
The Mothers Day Weekend was a busy one for us. Jake had a couple of games on Saturday, Brett had a baseball game, and Abby had a soccer tournament out in Neshaminy (which included two games Saturday afternoon and one on Sunday morning).
As always, my Mom took a crew of people down to Center City with her to take part in the Komen Race for the Cure, which she has walked in every year in memory of her sister Jackie, who we lost to breast cancer back in 1996 at the young age of 40. This year’s race took on an added significance because of my mother being diagnosed with breast cancer a little over a year ago. It’s been an emotional year for all of us, and my mom has been amazing in coming back from her double mastectomy last June. She’s back as good as she was before surgery and it’s almost to the point where you’ve forgotten how much she’s gone through.
Being the not so wonderful son, I committed to having Abby play in the tournament earlier in the spring without thinking about how important the day was to my mom. To compound things, if Abby’s team had won on Sunday morning, they would have played for the championship of the tournament at 1 pm. Luckily, they lost 3-0 and Abby and I were able to get home at the same time as everyone got back from the race. It’s one of the few times I wasn’t upset watching the Cheetahs lose.
Jean stayed home with the boys to get the house ready for guests because we were hosting everyone for brunch. Her morning consisted of running around getting all the food, which my mom had order earlier in the week, along with last minute prep around the house. Our fare consisted of chips and burritos from California Tortilla along with bagels and sandwiches from Barrister’s Bagels, both of which are located in the Target shopping center.
Brunch was fun and the list of guest ended up being pretty extensive: Mom, Kate, Casey, Jack and Mary Kay Gvodas, John and Nicole Gvodas (who is insanely pregnant right now), Mike and Dottie, Judy and Joy Glass, Alexandra, Sue Krimmel, and Joe Palombit (with Adrianna, Megan, and Ryan). It’s the first time we’ve had Joe over to the house, and we just celebrated our fourth anniversary of moving in.
By the time everything wrapped up around 4:30, we were whupped. We cleaned up and vegged out as a group by watching the movie The Blind Side as a family. If you haven’t seen the movie, I highly recommend it. It’s a nice real life story that leaves you feeling good about people.
Easter Sunday was a laid back day around the Mac Shack. We had an early start to the morning because Jake had to serve 8 am mass. It was a bit of a struggle getting everyone out of bed, but once we got going it wasn’t too difficult.
After mass, we came home and Jean cooked up a huge breakfast. It was our normal holiday fare of baked eggs, along with a bunch of sausage links and bacon. My mom is usually around for holiday breakfast, but she went to Kansas to visit my Aunt Virginia. It was a bit weird having holiday breakfast without my family there, but it was nice just to sit around with the five of us with nothing to do.
For dinner, we went over to Jean’s brother Mike’s house for dinner with all the Wynne’s. Everyone was able to make it (aside from Kate and Aaron) along with Dottie’s sister Lori and her friend Mary Anne. The food was to die for; Jean’s mom did a fantastic job with everything.
Sunday we celebrated Brett’s 7th birthday a few days early because we would be in Florida on the actual day. We started the morning with a quick trip to church, and from there we headed over to Legacy Karate for Brett’s “friend” party. We rented the gym for a little over an hour and Brett had twelve of his best buddies there to do play some fun karate games. Once we wrapped up, we went next door with the group of boys to have pizza at Bravo.
Later in the day, we had the Wynne clan over to celebrate his “family” party. Dottie and her kids, Tom & Carole, Jim & Kim, and Gram & Pop were all able to make it, along with all the Grandkids except Michael, who had lacrosse tryouts. The Haffey’s also came for dinner, so we had a full house for the little man’s birthday. We ordered a couple of hoagies from Corropolese along with one of my favorite foods, Corropolese meat balls. Jean had a nice spread put out for all to enjoy, and I think it’s safe to say that no one left hungry.
Jake and Erin Wynne
Erin, Abby, and Emily
Liam, Meghan, Natalie, and Nathan
The Squirrel Boys
Think Brett's Enjoying Himself?
