Tuesday, March 11, 2008

For the love of Lulu (she's 80 and AMAZING!)




We had a true BirthDAY celebration for Lulu on Saturday. It began with surprise visits from Katy (from Madison, WI) and Jon and Linda (from Richardson, TX). Lulu was truly stunned and so happy. We then enjoyed lunch at Kwan's, the surprise guests visited at Beryl and Lulu's, and we had a simple soup supper at our house to cap off the evening (thank you to all who contributed to the meal!). Mary Ann coordinated a fantastic celebration. It was a joyful day and we were so grateful to let Lulu know just how special she is to us.

P.S. There may be some priceless videos (thanks to Katy) of the day, but they will be posted later (if we can overcome some technical difficulties!) And thank you to Katy for many of these photos as well!



Lunching at Kwan's




Jon engaging Henry in some serious car talk




Silly Lulu and Nana playing peek-a-boo with Ava




Time for some bubbly at the Sanders house!




Cheers to Lulu!



Perhaps the only time Henry sat still all evening--to guzzle his sparkling apple-grape juice! What a sweet (and so very energetic) boy he is! He is a true extrovert and actually gains momentum when we have company because he loves to be with people!





Jon and Linda being thoroughly entertained. They were so wonderful with both of our kids.





Hullabaloo with Lulu--what an amazing great-grandmother to sneak off and play with her Henry! She makes him feel so special...



Blowing out her candles (how hilarious (and mom of me) to try and help) :)




Robert and Katy enjoying their vegan, gluten-free cake! They are such a fun pair and made the day ever-more joyous.




Clean up time! Buffing the table with Ava! The kids both giggled and squealed with delight!

1 comment:

Rachel H said...

What a wonderful celebration! It looks like it was so much fun! I can't wait until we get to hang out with y'all and get to know each other this summer!