Well.....the time has finally come; party time for Grandma! I can't believe that she is 80 years old already. wow. She looks fantastic...still drives a car and rides her bike with her helmet hang'in off the handlebars (cuz that doesn't look cool you know!) ;P She's a spunky old gal and we sure love her. We transformed our kitchen into a special dining room with pretty decorations for a pretty lady. It was a nice evening; but boy am I pooped! I think all the girls are pooped too! Thanks everyone for all your help:)
Tara 'one' has such an eye for decorating....she came up with this wonderful idea of making these beautiful puff balls out of tissue paper and hanging them at different lengths from the ceiling. It looks really pretty in here!
the birthday girl! Our menu for the evening was.....a dry roasted roast with a yummy paste on the outside, ginger lime carrots, bacon/corn dish, roasted potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, salad with vinagarette dressing and homeade buns. mmmmmmmm!
The Sales' Clan.....Auntie Sherel also joined us to celebrate with Gram. They have been friends for years and years and years. It was nice to have her here:)
Gram and the great grandkids. I can't believe these guys all belong to us! And that we are old enough to have all these kids. What happened??
Tyler, Linds, Gram, Me and Jeff
Dad, Gram and Mom
I made her a scrapbook album of the last 80 years...something she can look at once in awhile. We also all wrote her a letter telling her why we love her; our favourite memories etc. Sometimes we just don't say stuff like that enough to one another.
Time for birthday cake! Tara 2 made a delicious black forest cake....we put all 80 candles on that baby and wow! Once they were all lit; it was quite the flame.......
Things got a little crazy....Grandma was lifting the decorations so they didn't start on fire!
bahahahaha!
No boyfriends.....80 candles and no boyfriends??! something seems suspicious here.....
We sure love you Grandma. Hope you enjoyed your party:)
Love, Dana
