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We celebrated Jeannie's birthday on Saturday. Her choice for cake was German Chocolate. Here's the cake and the baker! (Click on a picture to enlarge.)
The best present Jeannie could have received was to have all her family present - husband and 3 daughters.
Joe with Amy's daughter Stephanie. Steph and Ara planned her trip back when we were in Baltimore, and Steph was the only person who knew she was coming for her Mom's birthday. She picked her up at the airport and drove her to Jeannie.
Sarah:
Amy:
Donald and Martha, his Mom:
Today, Sunday, we celebrated Keira's 5th birthday at their new house. One of the fun things they got was a bounce house for the kids, and Ara finally gave in to her "kid" persona. Of course the other kids jumped all over her:
And then, as always, there is the cornhole game:
It's been fun celebrating the past two days. Ara is here until Tuesday, I believe, and then comes back for Christmas vacation and Autumn's birthday on the 18th of December.
Joe and Sarah just recently moved into their new house, and still have furniture and a couple of appliances to buy. It is beautiful and the lot is large enough to add a pool, which they intend to do. They also added a gate for an RV on one side of the house, although no one in the family has an RV so far.
Steve and Meg just moved into a new house in Sacramento, and I haven't seen it as yet. I understand they also have a huge yard (by California standards), and I'm anxious to visit them.
I'm exhausted, but it sure has been a fun weekend for me - I am happy when I have my kids and grandkids around me. I also know how much it would have meant to Bill (my ex) had he lived, as he was also very family oriented, especially in his later years. I hope my grandchildren continue the trend and stay close to one another.
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Birthday Fun
We celebrated Jeannie's birthday on Saturday. Her choice for cake was German Chocolate. Here's the cake and the baker! (Click on a picture to enlarge.)
The best present Jeannie could have received was to have all her family present - husband and 3 daughters.
Joe with Amy's daughter Stephanie. Steph and Ara planned her trip back when we were in Baltimore, and Steph was the only person who knew she was coming for her Mom's birthday. She picked her up at the airport and drove her to Jeannie.
Sarah:
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Donald and Martha, his Mom:
Today, Sunday, we celebrated Keira's 5th birthday at their new house. One of the fun things they got was a bounce house for the kids, and Ara finally gave in to her "kid" persona. Of course the other kids jumped all over her:
And then, as always, there is the cornhole game:
It's been fun celebrating the past two days. Ara is here until Tuesday, I believe, and then comes back for Christmas vacation and Autumn's birthday on the 18th of December.
Joe and Sarah just recently moved into their new house, and still have furniture and a couple of appliances to buy. It is beautiful and the lot is large enough to add a pool, which they intend to do. They also added a gate for an RV on one side of the house, although no one in the family has an RV so far.
Steve and Meg just moved into a new house in Sacramento, and I haven't seen it as yet. I understand they also have a huge yard (by California standards), and I'm anxious to visit them.
I'm exhausted, but it sure has been a fun weekend for me - I am happy when I have my kids and grandkids around me. I also know how much it would have meant to Bill (my ex) had he lived, as he was also very family oriented, especially in his later years. I hope my grandchildren continue the trend and stay close to one another.
- Fun At Straw Hat Pizza
We had a great time last night at Straw Hat - delicious pizza, salad bar, several pitchers of Stella, and of course, the karaoke for entertainment. This is really a family place and about one-third is devoted to various entertainment for kids. The...
- Grandkid Week!
Autumn and Arianna (Jeannie's) were over last night for a couple of hours. They are so much fun and I can have adult conversations with them. I hope to see Alyssa and Keira (Joe's) today as I have Keira's birthday present...
- Another Birthday
I have never wanted to celebrate my own birthday, and would prefer to just sleep through the day or have everyone forget and let it pass by without notice. But you can see I have a celebrating family who never want to miss an opportunity to get...
- Celebrating The Grad
We had a family get together today to celebrate niece Stephanie's college graduation. Of course, Donald made dessert - decorated like a cake on top but actually cupcakes. The party was at Jeannie's house and I managed to snap some...
- Getting Ready To Party
Not really, not me at least, but I am going to a birthday party for my granddaughter Autumn, who will be 6 yrs old in a couple of days. Last night Donald was doing the cake and needed to get his 4 girls out of the house for a while, so Jeannie,...