We Love you, MOM! 80 beautiful Years!
On Sunday, May 30th, we celebrated Mom's 8oth Birthday. Her only wish was that all seven of her children go to the 10:45 Mass with her and so we happily did! She said that only the grandchildren living at home needed to come. However, since Anna and Kayden were visiting and it had been SO long since she had seen her Aunts and Uncles, we decided that my kids and grandkids could come too!
Following the Mass, we all went back to Grandma's and enjoyed a BRUNCH! Pete, Tasia, Chrissy, and Greg.
Pete LOVES being singled out for a photo!
Chrissy, Happy Birthday balloons and Greg.
Erica, Janet and Briana.
Anna, Erica (who thought she was ducking out, see above pic) and Janet.
Enjoying the meal and the yard.
Dad and Auntie Velma enjoying new patio furniture.
Kim with the BIRTHDAY CAKE!
Yummy cake, strawberries and whipped cream with white cake!
Great grandsons, Tommy and kayden ready to HELP Great Grandma blow out her candles.
Looks like Great Grandma can blow it out herself!
Emily, Grandpa, Preston and Auntie Velma.
Great Grandpa, Preston and Auntie Velma.
Matt, Greg, Pete and Paul.
What a joyful day!
Caitlin loves Princesses! Her mother the amazing cook made this. It tastes as good as it looks!
Caitlin with Aunt Alyssa blowing out her candles.
She received lots of "princess" presents. I call her my princess. She is the one and only granddaughter!
Trev and Alyssa on the last day of summer vacation! We had such fun!
We hiked down to the Carmel river and couldn't BELIEVE the bird convention!
All the bird prints in the sand!
Trev appreciated the view during our hike on the beach.
Alyssa figuring out which way to cross the divide, it is a good thing it was low tide!
Alyssa climbing the big rock that is eroding away.
Look at this erostion!
Caitlin loves Uncle Trevor. Trev loves her, who else could get him to play dolls?
Here he is in the outback of Australia! He was in Alice Springs, where he lives for his birthday.
These are his wheels. The snorkel on the truck allow him to traverse streams!
So much rain, may as well make the best of it...umbrellas, then they can still play outside.
Caitlin calls me Ama, sounds like mama without the m.
She is my only granddaughter and I adore her.
Grandpa needed help. Look who arrived just in time to help!
First Grandpa gave Tommy the regular shovel, which Tommy managed to wield a few shovel fulls in the wheel barrow. But he was tiring, so out came the little shovels! 
Caitlin was glad to help once the little shovels came out. Grandpa loves his helpers!
Mom about 6 on a pony.
Mom with her sisters Eileen and Pat.
