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Happy 65th Birthday, Mom!

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While my Mom and Dad were here, helping with the baby, we celebrated my Mom's 65th birthday! For dinner we had Chili Cheese Fries- per her request- and a yummy chocolate cake that she made herself! I had each one of her children and some of her siblings each write her a note of appreciate for her. It turned out really well! Happy Birthday, Mom! We love you!     The kids, goofing around  

Grandma Betty's 90th Birthday! + Spring Break '14

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  My Grandmother Betty and I   This past weekend, my family held a big SURPRISE birthday party for my Grandma's 90th Birthday! We had been planning it since December, so we were all looking forward to it! Luckily it was during Spring Break (and I was 35 weeks along- not 36 so my Dr. gave me the ok to travel), and we were able to attend! Josh had one of his big yearly conferences during Spring Break, so my sweet Mom flew out to Arizona and drove with me to California. It helped a ton! Everyone was coming for the birthday party, so we stayed with my Grandma. She already knew we were planning a party (but she didn't know how big it was) so it was okay that we stayed with her. About 50 people were there- all 4 of her living cousins, two of her children, most of her grandchildren and almost all of her great grandchildren. We played Grandma Betty BINGO and learned more about her life. I read a poem and Grandma herself read a poem about her life (so sweet!). We presented her...