Happy 90th to Grandma!

We have been blessed to have so many years with our sweet and loving mother/grandmother and we celebrated another year (a momentous one!) of her life with a big family birthday party.  Although we do usually see most of my Mom's side of the family on big holidays, there are a few extensions of it that live farther away.  Grandma's only request for her 90th birthday party (beside a cake with lots of frosting and all of her favorite foods) was to have the whole family all together.  So...we made it happen to celebrate her big 9-0 back in April!  She has way outlived all of her own family members and friends, which is sad for her, but we are extremely grateful for her long life and all of the experiences she has shared with us (including her being a Great Great Grandmother, which I have probably mentioned before). 

Having the whole family together meant a great opportunity for a group picture, of course!  The weather didn't cooperate so we had quite a task of trying to find a place in the house where everyone would fit and would fit inside the frame of the photo.  Amazingly, we pulled it off.  One of my little cousins got sick unexpectedly during the party so 4 of the family members are missing (bummer!).

Look at that face!  Grandma has always had a major sweet tooth and that full plate of goodies and cake plus coffee makes her very happy.  At that age (despite health reasons not to), we give her whatever she wants to make her happy. :)

Happy 90th Birthday, Grammie!