GG's 90th Bday

Great Grandma Myrt (Aka: "GG" to her great grandchildren) turned 90 on June 5th and we couldn't be happier to be able to celebrate with her.  Ok, so truth be told the first two photos were from her birthday lunch and the Cannodes were not in attendance, but her actual birthday fell on a Thursday this year.  No worries... we will see this birthday girl soon!

How do you push a full week's worth of fun in One Tiny Weekend??? Just invite the Cannodes to show you how!  We made a quick trip to Fargo for Grandma Myrt's 90th Bday.  That meant flying in on a Friday afternoon and out on a Sunday afternoon.  Talk about quick.  You would think with such a quick trip... there would only be a couple pics.  Oh no... not with this Crew! We did so much in that weekend and needed to document Everything!

Here we are with the Guest of Honor on Friday night ... She was celebrating Day #2 of her Birthday at this point...

Saturday was a day of activities... We watched the kiddos play softball, tag, ride 4-wheelers, went to Ribfest and ended the day with a swim lesson.

Wait - who is in that picture with Kris and Bill?  Is that Janessa??? She was the surprise guest for the weekend (although she might have spilled the beans to Amy in Napa the prior weekend).  She came in late Friday night and we looked forward to the surprise with GG, Marilyn, Corey and Erin later Saturday night.

Mid day we checked out Ribfest for lunch.  It was quite overwhelming with all the options, but we all did our best to try different locations for variety.  Kasey also ran into a friend, Thundar.  I have to giggle for so many reasons in this pic.  One, Kasey is wearing his CSU Rams shirt, however, the "Ribfest" sticker is placed just so over Cam's emblem.  Also, the poor kiddo is trying desperately to do the Bison hand gesture, but has never done it before.  Good try, Kasey... valiant effort.

Brody was pretty stoked about Hawkeye, the Fargo Redhawks mascot.  The rest of the kids were all in Bouncy Castle Heaven!  I am not kidding when I say there were around 50 different bouncy castles for the kids to run through.  It was insane!  Even the grown ups got a kick out of all the fun... Who looks toughest below? 

Future Soldiers?? Maybe!

Did I mention we finished off the day with pool time? 

The Big Surprise!  I mean really... can you beat that face?  That is a face of a mama so thrilled to see her baby girl.  Just Precious!

Now that the surprise is over... lets all collect ourselves and take a few great pictures of our evening together.  Mom whipped up a bunch of great sides and salads and Dad was the master griller for the evening.  We enjoyed having so many cousins and aunts/uncles in one place!  We even got to meet Cousin David's fiancee!

The day has come to celebrate GG's birthday (Day #4 of her celebrating in case you are counting)... Dad provided the great tunes and Amy and Karsten worked hard making the beverages.  Mom, Melissa and others were too busy to even get their picture taken.  Lots of work went into this event and I thank everyone for pitching in!

Ok, the party is ready and we still have some time to rest before our guests arrive.  That means being entertained by Corey... er... I mean Alice!  This is our first time meeting this little girl and I was instantly in Love!

A quick shot of all those who helped set up the event as well as a picture of GG prior to the party.

What is a family birthday bash without getting some Family/Generation photos with the guest of honor... Is your mouth hurting from smiling so much, GG?  Unfortunately, Andrews family arrived mid-party so we missed the photo with them, but it was great seeing how grown up their kids have gotten!

Grandma, You are such a blessing in All of our lives.  I look forward to every visit home to catch up with you and am constantly reminded how much you love us ... especially every time I dig into our freezer for a treat! Love You!