My Mom turned 75 on Friday, and my sister Julie made 75 cupcakes for her party. We weren't able to attend, and Cary and I missed out on a lot of fun that night. I borrowed these FB pictures from Kari, Julie and Ken to use them in this post. (Thanks for sharing, you guys!)
Here is Mom/Grandma Jody when she was just a baby, sitting on her Great-Great Grandmother's lap:
- Her Great-Great Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Gartlett Mattoon is holding her
- The man is Jody's father, Floyd Albert Traylor
- The woman in the yellow dress is Lillian Maude Mattoon Craig, (she is Jody's Great-Grandmother)
- The woman in the blue dress is Maude Irene Craig Traylor (Bennett); Floyd's Mom, and Jody's Grandma
Back at the party, Mom opened her presents:
That is my son Nigel in the background, holding a red Solo cup:
My daughter Kari poses with her Grandma. Kari was her very first grandbaby:
Before long, many others came along. Shown here are Casey (Mom's first great-grandbaby), Zane, Mom, my daughter Kristin, and my nieces Kiki and Liza:
This group all went out to dinner before coming over to Julie's for cake and ice cream. Kari, Grandma Jody, Kristin and Casey:
Zane, Liza, Kiki and Grandma Jody:
They got busy lighting the candles:
Then it was time to make a wish and blow them out:
Kristin and Nigel ham it up:
Happy Birthday, Mom! Hope it is your best year ever.
Love,
Kathy
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10 comments:
Oboy, all those cupcakes! What a great idea...and nice to see so many members of the family there to celebrate...You and Cary were there in spirit!
Love the cupcake idea. What a wonderful family celebration!
I'll have to try that. Awesome. Looks like you all had a great time.
A happy occasion!!
Congratulations on your Mom's birthday!
First of all, I am stealing that cupcake idea! What a wonderful party for your beautiful mom, and the photo of her in the light of the candles as they are being lit is amazing. I think it should be enlarged and framed.
Your family is very attractive, you are so blessed Kathy.
The old photo of your mother as a baby with so many generations clearly shown ,well, it just is a treasure. Happy birthday to your Mom!
What a wonderful family you must have. Not to mention healthy and youthful-looking. Love that cupcake idea!
75 cupcakes - surely there was enough for me to have one??? Cool idea! But the best photo has to be the 5 generations. The most I have photos of is 4. Happy Birthday to your mom from me!
Thanks for stopping by to celebrate with us, everybody! I do appreciate my family very much.
Hugs,
Kathy M.
fabulous pictures! looks like a great party!
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