Grandma Jody's 75th Birthday Party:

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:

Ilona, one of Mom's best friends of 44 years, was able to attend the party too:

Kristin and Nigel ham it up:

Happy Birthday, Mom!  Hope it is your best year ever.

Love,

Kathy 

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