Celebrating Life
Celebrating Life
For my family November holds extra reasons for celebrating. There are 2 birthdays that occur around the Thanksgiving holiday – my niece Brenna and my father, who turned 80 this year. So when we gathered together this year we celebrated this milestone in my father’s life.
Allow me to share a few moments from our celebration.
Happy Birthday Dad!
Great Cake!
Happy Birthday Brenna! (niece on left)
Breleigh – niece on right
Focused on making a great dinner.
Kenny – oldest sibling
Dorothy & Jan (on right) – youngest sibling
Greg – no relation & Alissa – niece by marriage
Enjoying great food & conversation.
There were many more great moments but this photographer is no photographer, as evidenced by these photos. The important thing is that everyone had a good time and the milestone was celebrated. Dee, my sister not represented in these photos, has a creative side I can only envy. She produced a ‘money tree’ with 80 $1 dollar bills.
This work of art will have a place of honor in my father’s house for many years to come. Yeah, he decided to admire it rather than spend it.
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My wife's sister and her family all have birthdays around thanksgiving. And then my wife's birthday is just after Christmas. This means some busy times between October and New Years for us.
I have a birthday shortly after the New Year so I understand.
My family is also heavy on the November birthdays as well. Looks like your dad and niece enjoyed their day 🙂
Yeah, everyone enjoyed themselves.
Love the money tree! Maybe I'll try that for my money-hungry seven-year old. And I don't know what you're talking about – the pictures are fantastic!
Glad you like the money tree. I would bet that your boys would enjoy one. Glad you like the pics.
My son's birthday was on Thanksgiving this year! Dee made a cute money tree. I haven't seen one like that before!
Dee has a talent that I can only envy… 🙂
That is so sweet. Family gatherings like this hold a very special place in my heart. I think your pictures were great and I loved that money tree. 🙂
The money tree was certainly a hit. 🙂
I LOVE that money tree too! What a creative way to give someone the gift of money. Cheryl, these pics are wonderful. For me they captured the moment perfectly.
Thanks Patricia. I am not a photographer, but I try. 🙂
LOVE the cake! And the money tree is a really creative idea indeed! I sure wouldn't mind to be the recipient of one of those! Happy Holidays, Cheryl.
My father loved the money tree. He wanted to know how to make it grow more. If I knew how to do that, I would be a very rich blogger! LOL
Very nice post and pictures, Cheryl. Celebrating life and people that are important to us is so important. Truly wish my parents were still alive and could be celebrated.
Wow, the big 80, that's fantastic! Looks like you guys made it a great celebration.
Cheryl you are so blessed to have your father around to celebrate his birthday. I love the money tree, but what you really have is a blessed family, of which money can't buy