Finally time to celebrate! :) Amy and I decided to carpool together after I finally convinced her it wouldn't be too much hassle to move Jerry's car seat over into my car. The boys got to entertain each other while Amy and I got to catch up on some more girl talk. On the way to dinner, I made a quick stop at the grocery store to pick up a corsage for Mom and a couple of balloons for the boys. I should've given Cathy a quick call before doing so, cuz she had the exact same idea! LOL! So the boys got extra balloons and Mom got to wear two corsages. Fortunately they matched well, and one was for her wrist and the other was pinned on.Dinner was absolutely fantastic, and we were looking nicely coordinated as Amy suggested we all try to wear something red which is Mom's favorite color. :)
Lisa, Mom and Amy
The Misura clan and Mom
Caiden and Mommy
Cathy and Bryan
(Sorry Gasparis! Didn't get any pictures of you at dinner! D'oh!!)After dinner we all piled into our various cars and headed over to Cathy & Bryan's house for cake, presents and....the PRESENTATION.
Once everyone arrived and staked out seats in the family room, we started to bust out the computer, the projector and the screen. Mom had no idea what was going on and was starting to get really curious about what we were up to. Before we got started, Cathy presented her with a wrapped up box of Kleenex. Mom got a good laugh out of that when she opened it, and with that we kicked off the presentation!
We all took turns reading aloud the various slides. There was plenty of laughter, some tears and lots of reminiscing. Overall, the presentation went really well and we all loved seeing everyone's contributions. We even got to see some live action footage of the Beckers (who we missed dearly). Afterward, Mom got to blow out the candles on her cake and then Karla presented her with the scrapbook. The scrapbook contained many of the letters, memories and photos that were in the presentation. Karla did an absolutely amazing job on the book and we all enjoyed taking turns paging through it. It will certainly be something Mom can cherish for years to come.
Before we knew it, it was time to head home. Despite being in fairly good spirits, the boys were up WAY too late. Cathy & Bryan donated all the balloons from the party to the boys. There were so many balloons in the car that we could hardly see the boys!!
It was a truly fabulous celebration and I enjoyed every minute of it! I hope everyone else did too!
If you'd like to see the presentation, you can visit here for the link.
Once everyone arrived and staked out seats in the family room, we started to bust out the computer, the projector and the screen. Mom had no idea what was going on and was starting to get really curious about what we were up to. Before we got started, Cathy presented her with a wrapped up box of Kleenex. Mom got a good laugh out of that when she opened it, and with that we kicked off the presentation!
We all took turns reading aloud the various slides. There was plenty of laughter, some tears and lots of reminiscing. Overall, the presentation went really well and we all loved seeing everyone's contributions. We even got to see some live action footage of the Beckers (who we missed dearly). Afterward, Mom got to blow out the candles on her cake and then Karla presented her with the scrapbook. The scrapbook contained many of the letters, memories and photos that were in the presentation. Karla did an absolutely amazing job on the book and we all enjoyed taking turns paging through it. It will certainly be something Mom can cherish for years to come.
Before we knew it, it was time to head home. Despite being in fairly good spirits, the boys were up WAY too late. Cathy & Bryan donated all the balloons from the party to the boys. There were so many balloons in the car that we could hardly see the boys!!It was a truly fabulous celebration and I enjoyed every minute of it! I hope everyone else did too!
If you'd like to see the presentation, you can visit here for the link.
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