Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance to the Music!

There is nothing like a celebration, and I have seen many of them in the last two weeks! From little celebrations,

like the blooming of my amaryillis, to bigger celebrations

like a robin becoming a mother for the very first time,

or finally getting up to the mountains to get a little mud on Ian to the biggest of celebrations, the people in my life getting another year older! I have been there to document them all! Even though the weather has been just gloom and doom, rest assurred my family has definately been enjoying themselves! Because it is going to be hard for me to remember the exact order, I am going to go backwards, starting first with Megan's birthday. My little sister, an old lady.

Her birthday was on the 4th and even though she got the shaft on a family party we saw her the day before at Tyson's ordination. Love you Megan, sorry you got the shaft! Speaking about my nephew Tyson,

I can't believe how big he has gotten! He is taller than me in my 3" heels! He had his birthday on the 19th and turned 14. I can still remember when they brought him home after his long hospital stay. He only weighed a few pounds but look at the boy now! Happy birthday Tyson, love you! He wasn't the only nephew/niece having a birthday, my neice Kiersten had a birthday too! I am sad she is in Colordao but I heard there was a great celebration! On the 29th of April the big mama of the house had a birthday and we had a big celebration with red velvet cupcakes, our thanks to Shannon, and a great time with family. Happy birthday mama!







But the big daddy of all birthday parties in the last two weeks goes to Grandpa Welker. I hear that you only turn 80 once and we made a BIG deal about it. His party was put together but my aunt and uncle. I was under the impression that it was going to be a large family gathering but when I got to the Hardhat Grill, where they were having it, I walked into a room of at least 50 people that were and were not related. Some I knew as a kid, others were old friends.




They were all invited to help him celebrate the wonderful occassion. The joy of watching his shell shock face as he entered the room and tried to fight back his tears was priceless and I wouldn't have missed it for the world! I love you very much Grandpa and hope that you have may wonderful birthday's to come!