Fannies and haggis

The second annual “Freeze Your Fanny and Burns’ Supper Extravaganza” weekend is officially over and I think it was a great success! There were 18 of us for dinner all together and everyone seemed to enjoy the haggis!

I realize that there is so much to say about such a fun-filled weekend, but rather than a big story, I’ll just give some of the highlights then you can check out the photo gallery and YouTube videos for more details. So, here’s how the weekend went:

  • Most everyone arrived Friday evening and we had a blast playing games and visiting.
  • My 11-year-old nephews, Haden and Adrian, and I ran the Freeze Your Fanny 5K on Saturday morning where Haden took 2nd place in his age group and Adrian took 3rd. This was Haden’s second time running the race and Adrian’s first-ever race. (Final times: Haden: 30:04; Adrian: 33:04; Me: 36:50, which isn’t bad since I’d just come off bed rest and took it easy.)
  • Flik and Dad had a Scrabble re-match where, though Daddy won, Flik showed a vast improvement to her skills. (Final score: 226 – 281)
  • Various sisters, uncles, and nieces hiked Kamiak Butte on Saturday and Sunday.
  • Celeste, believe it or not, hiked Kamiak twice in one day!
  • Jessica won the Hula Hoop competition.
  • With all of the food served throughout the weekend, I didn’t wash a single dish! (Thanks to my awesome sisters!)
  • I also didn’t peel any neeps or tatties!
  • Everyone tried the haggis and most had at least a second serving if not a third. In fact, many people even had fried haggis for breakfast on Sunday!
  • Saturday’s dinner ended with Flik playing Auld Lang Syne on her trumpet.
  • Sunday ended with my foster daughter very upset over saying goodbye to her new best friend, my niece Cassandra. (They’ll meet again, for sure!)
  • We laughed and laughed and laughed and had a lot and a lot and a lot of fun all weekend long! (Except for the goodbye tears.)

Check out photos from the weekend here!

The kids
Dessert time!
Auld Lang Syne
The haggis is here!
Soup\'s on
Chatting
it\'s Scottish
More soup
Hoopin\'
Apples
Computers and candy
Getting ready
Puzzled
Heading out
Ready!
We\'re off!
Run, Haden, Run!
He\'s flying!
Nearly there!
Flying ponies
The WINNERS!
Happy runners
Big smiles
Posers
The paparazzi
They\'re heading out, too.
Trails
Kissy time?
At the top
Scrabble
Preppy
Fixin\' food
That\'s lunch
Back to the top
A view from Kamiak
The remaining snow
Don\'t slip!
Funny!
Hangin\' with the medals
Chatty
I SCREAM!
And more ice cream
A-peeling
Whipping cream
Top that
Wine-o
More chatting
Hula!
Hippy?
Shake it!
Bored?
Oh, yeah!
Hoop sisters
Freeze!
Cock-a-leekie
Excited?
Soup course
Dig in!
Popping the cork
Serving Scotch
This glass, please.
Breaking bread
Slurp
Cock-a-whatie?
Not turnips; rutabagas
Please rise
I present to you...
Photographic evidence
Cut \'er up!
I don\'t know...
Dinner
No, really, I like it!
SMWS Caol Ila
The good stuff
Immortal Memory
To the lassies
Funny!
In reply to the laddies
To family
A poem
New friends
Father and daughter
The babies
The kids
Dessert time!
Auld Lang Syne
The haggis is here!
Soup\'s on
Chatting

And check out some fun videos from the weekend below!

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