The Queen on her 80th birthday!
Mom greeting the guests after they surprised her with their presence. Folks came from several states to share in her special day.
This was quite an event where relatives were able to reacquaint themselves with relatives they hadn't seen in years and to meet relatives they'd never met.
Chow time. Yummy...
Helping Mom with the cake, from the left, are Lisa, Karen, Mom, Debbie and Cathy.
Christopher and Drew.
From the left - Carrie, Lisa, Mom, Ruth and in front - JP.
From the left - Bruce, Deni, Cary, Dave (my Army buddy and a close family friend) and John (Mom's friend).
From the left - Deni, Bruce, Pat, Becky, Keith, Andy and Carol
From the left - Paul, Pat, Drew (Christopher's friend), Christopher, Keith and Becky
From the left - Patti, Cathy, Debbie, Andy, Carol, Deni and Bruce
Paul (Pat's son), Pat, Andy. At the table, from the left, are Debbie, Christina, Cathy and Susan.
Karen, Christina (Karen's daughter), Michael, Patti, John, Mom and in the background - Cary, Susan and Christopher
Debbie and Patti
You don't understand, I like playing in the mud. Mud is good.
So where's the food?
Everyone preparing the room for the party to come.
Deanna practicing for when she's queen one day...
John, Michael, Nick and Carrie on Friday morning.
We had to have two cakes for this crowd...
