Mom's birthday was July 30th, but we were not able to celebrate as a family until today.
In the mean time we gave Mom a little make-over.
What girl doesn't want to be styled and personally shopped for and given a new hair & make-up look?!
During the month of July Mom met with a stylist from Styled Seattle and she came and went through Mom's closet and showed her what to keep and what to throw away and made a list of which items she should add to her wardrobe. Then they met at Bellevue Square to shop together for several hours (a little grueling) for new pieces to add to her wardrobe. After that she went to a hairstylist "for the stars" and had a make-up/skin consultation as well as a cut & color. It was quite the whirlwind!
The stylist didn't quite meet all of Mom's needs, so then we had to go on another shopping trip. :-)
Mom, we hope you enjoyed your pampering!
Mom, you are a gift from God. You made (and still make) us feel like there is nothing more important in this world then Chad and I (well maybe now your grandbabies!). You support and love us unconditionally and I know now, that you put your heart and soul into raising us. As much as I would roll my eyes and think you were crazy, I looked forward to you recounting my birth every year. Calling and telling me how you felt when I was overdue and the false labors and Dad fishing when you actually did go into labor. All the little things you do to make us feel special and immensely loved. Thank you!
I'm so very thankful that my children get to have you as one of their grandmothers. As Lissy says, "Grandma loves us too much." She knows you would do anything for her. It's special. Unfortunately, it's rare. You are a treasure!
We had a great day celebrating you and enjoying being a family - dysfunctional, but so blessed!
Golden Gardens Park, Ballard
It has to be said that Mom and Dad got to the park at 6AM to get just the perfect spot!
We arrived at 11am.
Dad BBQ'd enough food to feed an army.
At 3pm we were kicked out of our spot because it apparently was reserved.
We still got the great fire pit area on the beach.
Several little crabs died in order to keep the kiddos entertained.
The water was way too cold to get in.
The line to the bathroom was 20+ minutes long.
I don't think the kids have been any dirtier. They HAD to take showers before going to bed.
In the late afternoon when we were packing up some things we were approached by 5-10 people to see if they could take over our fire pit area. We could have sold it to the highest bidder.
We did have a fire on the beach.
A gal came over and wanted to video tape our fire because we had the best one on the beach.
Two girls were very excited that they did get our fire pit when we decided to leave at 8:30pm.
It was a wonderfully long day.
The kids didn't want to leave the house the next day. They were exhausted.
Everyone was covered with soot that is mixed into the sand. The kids were a dirt pile!
But the view was spectacular!
We love you Mom & Grandma!!
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