“Aloha,” Ivy said, greeting family members arriving for the luau on the patio. Everyone had risen to the occasion, decked out in all manner of Hawaiian outfits. Bennett’s sister and her husband were there with their son Logan. The little boy beamed at her, and she told him how much she liked his aloha shirt.
“There’s plenty of food,” she added, greeting Kendra and Dave. “Help yourselves.”
“My brother said he’s cooking tonight,” Kendra said with an arched eyebrow.
Ivy laughed at her sister-in-law’s expression of mock horror. “Under Mitch’s tutelage, of course. But Bennett has become a pretty good cook, too.”
“Sure smells good,” Dave said.
“And the decorations are lovely,” Kendra said, steering her hungry son toward the food.
Ivy was pleased with the luau decorations that Poppy and her
