This past weekend we packed everything up and headed to North Dakota. The whole Saunders clan was getting together to celebrate Grandma's 90th birthday party.
We left a day early and spent Friday night with Uncle Mark (my Mom's youngest brother) and Aunt Mary who live in Cayuga, ND. They live on the farm that my Mom grew up on and it was a delightful time to see their place again and spend some one on one time chatting with them. They just put on a new addition that looks fantastic. Mark is the ping-pong champion, so of course he has the table set up and Mike was able to challenge him a bit (to no avail this time).
On Saturday we headed over to Grandma's place in Fargo ND. Grandma looks terrific and it was fun to see all the cousins. Oh, the memories I have growing up with all the cousins. It was so much fun! I have 25 cousins on the Saunders side; the ages range from 18 years old to 41. And Grandma Saunders now has 20 great-grandchildren. The family is expanding exponentially with marriages and children being born.
We had several delicious meals, a fun 'program' to honor Grandma with memories, songs, books, etc. We celebrated mass on Sunday, had brunch and headed home. For me a highlight was so see a video of Grandma, Grandpa and their kids at a young age on the farm doing different activities and having family time. It was very special to see pictures of my Mom at that age, see her interact with people, family, smile, play etc. The picture above is of Grandma, my Mom and my Mom's sister Debbie. We'll have to all get together to celebrate Grandma's 100 years! :)
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