My mom turned 70 yesterday, and we were ALL there--in one way or another--to celebrate!
Sheri volunteered to host us at her place, and got Mom a bonbon cake that none of us could wait to taste. (We had to wait until after dinner, though--we decided on Chinese food, which is one of Mom's favorites.)
While we were waiting for that, we showed Mom a video Anita put together of all the kids and most of the adults saying things they loved about Grandma. (Mike was actually missing from the party but was there on the video!)
Here are a few from my family:
Janae--Grandma makes the best turkey dinners, she makes pretty things for Janae's American Girl dolls, she always has a positive attitude, and she gives them nice things to take home.
Alaina--Grandma is always very kind, loves to bake, makes beautiful scarves and sweaters, and makes the best Halloween costumes.
Ben--Grandma is always thinking of us and is interested in what's going on in his life.
Eric--Grandma lets him watch Paw Patrol, lets him have milk on the couch, always knows he likes chocolate chip cookies, and Grandma loves him.
It was so sweet to hear what the kids had to say, in their own words and voices.
After that, there was no shortage of fun--Sheri has a pool, a dog who loves to play catch, two cats, dress-up clothes, hockey equipment . . . the kids definitely kept busy and happy on this hot day.
We also played a Jeopardy game with questions about Mom in categories like "The Year Mom Was Born," "Mom's Home Cooking," and "Mom's Medical Remedies."
And then we had the cake!
Before we went our separate ways, we got a few pictures of all the kids with Grandma and Grandpa out in the backyard.
And just in case Mom forgets how old she turned . . . she has these giant balloons to remind her :)
Hopefully Mom enjoyed the party as much as the rest of us did!
She has been such a wonderful mother and grandmother to all of us; it is hard to do anything that shows how much she means to us--but having everyone together was really special.
1 comments:
It was a very fun day, even if one is turning seventy!!! It was even more special because of all the people that were there. Thanks for the work that you all did. even for the giant "70" to help me remember how old I am, in case I forget !!!!
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