I bet you been wondering-- now where did she go???

Well, Ive been going crazy getting ready for my grandparents big 70th anniversary party!! We had the celebration last night and it was wonderful. There were a few kinks in the festivities but overall it was perfect!!

Cliff and Thelma Hammer

Married September 25, 1938

We hired a photographer and she did a really good job. We got going a little late so the light was almost gone but the pictures still look great!!

Our Family!

My Boys

My nephew Christian hugging Grandma

The boys hugging Grandma (my mom). You can see in the background that we set all 4 tables up on the basketball court and it looked beautiful-- twinkle lights-- sound system-- just gorgeous-- for a bit (keep reading to see what I mean).

Debbie and Rich (my moms sister and hubby)

Grandpa and Grandma Bock (Kevin's parents) with the kids

Cute Kids picture

The "boys" lounging around

Andy, Sarah, Randi and Cliff and Grandma and Grandpa (this is Sara the bike racer who went to the Olympics and her fiance Andy who was the woman's cycling coach)

My family with Grandma and Grandpa

The great grandchildren with grandma and grandpa

Cassie and Grandma and Grandpa

The kids playing on the swing set while we were taking pictures.

Savannah swinging in the Home Depot swing

Brad, Amy and kids

My family. My mom bought all the kids outfits-- we are going to get some good use out of them because they are sooooo cute. They wore them last night for the party, then they will wear them for Thanksgiving in the central California Valley (we go up there every year to my dad's side of the family) and then again at Christmas. They looked so cute!!

My mom and dad with the grand kids

My cousin Terry, Jamie and Reagan

My aunt Debbie, Rich, Terry, Jamie, Reagan, my cousin Katie and her boyfriend.

The pretty cake table

Ok, you saw the pretty outdoor set up and how nice it looked. Well, all of a sudden we heard thunder and saw lightening and holy cow we saw the sprinkles-- we had a 10% chance of rain and all of a sudden rain was coming with a vengeance.

So, this is what we had to do:

Ethan's room became the storage place for our whole living room

And this is what my living room looked like while "in process"

And the final product once everything was moved in and set back up. It was actually a lot of fun moving things inside. It was unfortunate that we were unable to have the party outside but it worked out really well having it inside.

And a picture of Laila and I-- I had to do it in Sepia or Lai would not be happy. Not a good picture of either of us-- Sepia makes you look a little better :)

Love this picture of Grandpa helping Mia put her shoe back on. It was so cute- Grandpa couldn't figure out how to get her shoe back on because of the Velcro so Mia grabbed it back, opened the Velcro and handed it back to him to put it back on. It was adorable!



Brad working hard in the kitchen. Brad cooked everything-- it was phenomenal!!! Oh ya-- Brad was cooking all day and Ethan and Owen totally helped-- a ton. They did such a good job and were amazing helpers.

Grandpa and Grandma enjoying their food!

We all had an amazing time. It was such an amazing celebration for an amazing couple. My grandparents are 91 and 92 and are still driving around and my grandma walks 3 miles a day. I aspire to be like them someday!!

Happy 70th anniversary Grandma and Grandpa--

WE LOVE YOU!!!