Happy Birthday, Momma!

Sunday we headed over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house to finally celebrate her birthday. It was the perfect afternoon to grill out, play, watch the CATS and enjoy time with the family. It seems like it keeps getting harder and harder to find times to get all of us together under the same roof!

While we were waiting for the food to finish, Grandpa was bribing the kids to pick sticks up in the yard for a $1!! Cheap Child labor and the kids were all about it, anything to earn a buck

Cousins and best buds!

The laughter was uncontrollable as the kids had scooter races down the alley. Seems like it wasn't that long ago that my sisters and I were doing the same thing with our Huffy bikes or was it our HeMan big wheels?!

Brian is such a good person when it comes to getting kids all worked up and hyper and then having to leave for work! No wonder why they all love him so much.

We headed inside to enjoy a YUMMY lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, asparagus, mac and cheese and Oriental salad

After lunch (and during half time of the game) we gathered to watch some old VHS tapes that family friends had converted to DVD of our vacations together to Lake Cumberland and the "old" Paradise. It was so neat to finally show the kids after they have been hearing us talk about the "good ole' days"  They all couldn't believe how different we looked--it was quite hysterical looking back and seeing what was in fashion code.

Amy is in the chair with a teal shirt on, Erin in on the floor, Momma (with her long hair) is by the screen and I am in the chair with hot pink shorts (probably Umbro's and a black tank)

Momma had requested a red velvet cake and cream cheese icing from the lady who made Erin's wedding cake (who also used to babysit us!) Good thing we have connections, I picked the cake up on the way in town.

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Grandma,

Happy Birthday to you!!

This is when it all get funny:

I had talked to Amy a couple of weeks ago to see if there was anything Momma had asked for or hinted that she wanted. When I was told Heely's I couldn't quit laughing. OK, its her birthday and if that is what she wants, then that is what she will get, so we ordered them!!

She was so excited when she pulled them outta the bag--it was like Christmas to her all over again!!!

She waisted NO time putting them on and heading outside to try them out

Talking about the funniest. thing. ever.   Picture a 55 year old woman trying Heely's for the first time, I had tears running down my face from laughing so hard. The kids were trying to give her step by step instructions on how to do them. We took turns walking with her, pushing her, pulling her, anything so she could get the feel of them. Little by little she could do it, not for long, just short periods of time, but she DID IT!!!!

A quick picutre with Grandma and Grandpa

After  we had been home for a while I get this text from Daddy...

I couldn't quit laughing and HAD to call and see what was goign on. Dad was laughing so hard we could barley speak--she had fallen and broke her kneecap! Only my Mother would do something like that.

She was laughing too and evidently had all the nurses and people at the ER laughing as well when she told them how she injured herself.  It gets even better, she was walking out to go home and laughing with the nurses and Daddy and fell on her butt!! I am sure that was a sight to see. Thinking we should of bought her the protective gear that went with it?!

Momma went to the Orthopedic Surgeron yestreday and it was a clean break and should heal on its own. She just needs to keep it in the lovely brace and no weight/pressure on it for 2 weeks.

All in all it was an AWESOME day, filled with sunshine, great food, family and laughter. I am so blessed that we are able to find time for the entire family to get together and help celebreatign Momma. Happy Birthday, Love you lots!