Celebrating 60

We started at 9 AM at the Hogle Zoo

 The kids loved the dinosaurs on exhibit

 This one came right up to the window

 Making 60 Wishes

It was so much fun to celebrate with Sue. 

Although it rained on our party we still had fun watching a slide show about Grandma, a quiz with prizes, this is your life skits and even her own song!!!

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More Celebration

Grandma Thomson stopped by to drop this off!
Soon after she left, Seth announced he wanted to go to bed!
He and Chloe spent the rest of the afternoon playing in it
and he is sleeping in it now!!!
Thanks Grandma!

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Christmas Eve Party

We got together with Dan's family at our house on Christmas Eve. We had dinner and each family shared a favorite story, song or game. These boys had so much fun dressing up in Seth's super hero outfits. They are so wild and crazy together, it is fun to watch them!!!

I was so glad that Dan's Grandpa could come. He is missing Grandma Rita so much during the holidays. He wrote each of his grandchildren a lovely note and shared one of Grandma's Owls with us. This is the one he chose for Dan:

She loved to collect little owl figurines and liked the simile "wise as an owl".

She wants us to be wise and to remember that "wisdom is much more than knowledge"

He then passed out gold dollars to all of the kids. I think it was Jared who chuckled under his breath that when he was little he thought Grandpa made these in his basement!

Uncle Jared gave the kids the Spongebob Operation game ~ I really wanted this!!!

Dan was really excited to give his mom a red rider bb gun this year!

It is always fun to get together with family. Everyone had a few more Christmas Eve things to take care of so the night ended just when it was starting to get a little dangerous... Grandma and Grandpa had given each family two round sleds and Seth started the craziness by going down the stairs on them. Echo got some great pictures of the kids and one of Drake really flying (I will need a copy of them soon)!!!

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Grandparents Week

Chloe's school is celebrating Grandparents week and both of her Grandma's were able to come and take her to lunch. She took Grandma Thomson to lunch in the cafeteria on Tuesday. I packed them both a lunch, to Chloe's specifications and she loved taking her through her kindergarten classroom. Today Grandma Davis picked Chloe up and after visiting the book fair she took her to Artic Circle. Afterwards, she tickled and teased Seth. He asked me to rock him just like Grandma all night long... {She sang rock a bye baby and swung him back and forth then when the cradle falls she pretended to drop him!} All Night Long!

I am so grateful for all of the support. She was so happy to have both of her grandma's come!!!

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Happy Birthday Mom!

My Mother is the GREATEST mother in the world. You might think yours compares but you'd be wrong. Unless of course you are Laura, Wendy, Jeanette, Becky, Krista, Tom or Erin ~ then it would be a tie!

She is one of my best friends and I love her for many reasons but mostly for just always, and I mean always being there for me. She is such a great teacher, thanks for all of the help with my homework! She has been retired for years as the beautician of the family but did pass on the desire to three of her daughters, thanks for all of the home perms! She is a wonderful cook and I love to make many of her recipes ~ I hope she knows how good it makes me feel when she calls me and asks me a cooking question, I ask her so, so many! She is such a good listener. I call her on a daily basis and she commiserates with me about the woes of potty training, raising a question queen, and finger sucking complaints ~ she has been through it all! She is so fabulous at finding a good deal. I love using the grocery smart web site and try saving money but she was the original coupon lady. I don't know how she kept us all fed and clothed but I never, ever thought she worried about putting food on the table. There was the dinner of liver she served that I still question but I like to try a new recipe every once in a while!

There are many more reasons why my mom is the greatest mother but none more important to me today than that she takes such good care of my dad. I know it is hard but I am so grateful that she is my mother and my children's grandmother! I love you!

Happy Birthday Mom!

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