Holleboom Family Blog: Happy Birthday, Great Grandma Jackie!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Happy Birthday, Great Grandma Jackie!

Ok, so I'm a month behind again. I'll try to catch up here this week. We'll start with our birthday party for Great Grandma Jackie (as Carson calls her) back on May 7th. We invited my Grandma, my parents, my sister and her boyfriend Dave, my cousin Michelle and her son Tyson, and my cousins Josh and Mandy and their daughter Macie, over for a family party to celebrate Grandma's birthday. It was a beautiful day out, so we spent most of our time outside. We explored in the yard, played catch, rode the dirt bikes and four-wheelers, played with bubbles, played on the swingset, in the sand box, and in the playhouse, and just visited. Everyone but Grandma took a turn (or two or ten) on the dirt bikes and four-wheelers. We all had a blast!

We had a simple, casual dinner of grilled burgers and lots of delicious side dishes, topped off with Grandma's favorite dessert - angel food cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries. Yum!

It had been a few months since we'd gotten the Moores together, so it was great to catch up and spend some good, quality time together. And we are all so thankful to be able to celebrate our Grandma's birthday with her. We're looking forward to many more get togethers this summer!

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