Happy 75th Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!! Friday night we gathered at my Dad's to celebrate my Gpa's birthday with a big party! Balloons, his favortie treats, games, BBQ, and fun times. My grandparents live in St George now so visiting with them went from twice a month to probably 5 times a year? Oh how I miss them! I was so excited when my aunt said I could help plan and be a part of this momentous occasion! I love you Grandpa!!!

Pin The Golf Club On Grandpa!!! My Aunt has this card board cut out of George Bush so she blew up a picture of my grandpa and wah-la! A game for the kids! The other picture is of his favorite treats - Peanuts & M&Ms and Tootsie Rolls. The centerpiece is a vase full of golf balls, which went very nicely with the tablecloth that looked like grass! Somebody stop me!

Dessert: Chocolate cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting. My sister Amy found the recipe on a blog and decided to try it out. She usually doesn't brag about her cooking but man oh man she earned that right with these little pieces of heaven! Soooo tasty!!

I made up a fact sheet for 1934: Prices for houses, bread & a car; who won the "superbowl" and the world series; news - John Dillinger was shot by the FBI, etc. After everyone got acquainted with the facts I passed out a quiz I made on both the facts of 1934 as well as my Grandpa. It was a lot of fun and we got some great stories about him after each question.

Grandpa & Grandma! Love you!!!

My Dad & Grandpa with me and all my siblings - What a good lookin bunch of people!!!

My sisters and me!

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This is the only picture I got from Father's Day...

Even though JJ and I aren't parents yet... and won't be for years to come... I still give gifts, I like to spoil him, what can I say?? He got a new pair of shorts and a brand new watch, he was so excited!

Father's Day was a busy one this year, we spent the morning with my step dad, eating an awesome breakfast, then after church we went straight to my Grandpa's house (mom's dad). After dinner we visited my mother-in-law's dad, he is the cutest old guy ever! Here's an old pic:

He tells me I'm beautiful, sweet & smart - how could I not love him to pieces?! :) After that we drove to Lehi with JJ's mom to spend some time at my father-in-law's gravesite. Oh how I miss him and wish I would have spent more time with him. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and I completely agree. I look at all the things JJ and I are going through and my heart aches because we can't share those things with him. I just pray that we can live our lives in such a way that we'll get to see him again, be able to hug him and tell him how much we love him.

Happy Father's Day to all you dad's out there!