The Meissner-Schneider Birthday Bonanza

The day after Karl's birthday party, we continued the festivities with the Meissner side. First we went to Taylors Falls to listen to Fred sing in the community choir's Vespers service (he's an honorary resident of Taylors Falls), then we had dinner at Keys Cafe in Forest Lake to celebrate the four cousins' birthdays.

The choir sang in the Taylors Falls Methodist church. The kids worked out their goofiness before the service began.


The birthday cousins: Emily, Karl, Aly, Laura


Pam and Fred with their Minnesota brood of grandkids.


Birthday Girl Laura


Birthday Boy Karl


All the birthday cousins

And then they got silly.

Guess what? The cake, which Pam had ordered to be white with white frosting, was CHOCOLATE, and they had no white cake which which to replace it. I got to eat (very delicious) chocolate cake at a Meissner gathering! I felt like I was living in Bizarro world. Meanwhile, Matt and the kids watched me eat it in disgust. They just don't realize. So sad…