In all honesty, after I posted this picture on facebook, one of my fellow medical staff members commented saying that she had to do a double take on the picture. She couldn't believe that she was my mom, she thought she was one of my sisters! I hope I can age as well as my mom!
To make her birthday extra special this year, me and Brit planned a little surprise brunch for her. We also celebrated it the Sunday before her birthday and all showed up at her house to go to sacrament meeting together as a family as one of her presents. That hardly ever happens and I knew she would love it. Then afterwards we came back to my parents house and me and Brit made a yummy brunch followed by chocolate fondue (with a new fondue pot from my dad) with assorted dipping items. Yumm-o! We also had put together a little gift basket containing 50 items she would love and attached to each item, I had a message of something one of us loved about her. I had each family member write 5 things they loved about her and attached them to all of the gift basket items...if that makes sense haha. Anyway, she loved that too. We ended the day watching the niners win their game that put them in the super bowl!! Wahoo!! I think she had a really nice birthday.
And while I'm at it....I just realized that I forgot to mention a very monumental thing that happened last October (probably because I took NO pictures, shame on me) and I failed to mention it in my last post. My dad turned 50 also! His birthday present was a lot of work, but exactly something my dad would love. I started on it in July. I gathered 50 letters from friends, family, co-workers, students, etc and put them all together in a nice binder for him. He was so touched and teared up quite a bit reading them. I was so happy and ever so grateful to those that participated for my dad! My dad always loves letters from us kids, so I thought this would be a very fitting present for him for his big 5-0.
Happy 50th birthday to both of my parents!!!
This last picture was taken on my mom's birthday and it absolutely cracks me up. He told me not to post on facebook... but he never said anything about my blog! :) hahahaha...
I love him so much. :)
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