Happy 80th Grandma!

My grandma LuWana Pope Pugmire turned 80 on May 29th. We had a family dinner in her honor and decided to surprise her with a Hawaiian Luau theme since she always wanted to go to Hawaii. Brandt was one of the first to greet her when she and grandpa arrived and he helped her down the hall and into the gym.

He was so cute and careful with her and didn't leave her side until she was safely seated.

My mom and Mckenzie...

Kelli and Kylie...

My dad's family plus an extra cousin who was still sitting on grandpa's lap and we didn't realize it until afterward-oops :)

And finally a shot with grandpa's eyes open. :)

Van and Cindy with Kylie; she is one loved baby and doesn't spend much time not being held.

Cute sisters!!

Brandt had been so good and patient all morning while I was helping my parents and Jan and Dennis get ready for the party and then by the time it got started he was sound asleep.

My dad looks pretty good in a necklace! :)

"Happy birthday to you!" One of my projects for the party was a book of memories from the grandkids that we then gave to grandma to keep. The following is what I put in it:

My favorite memories include going with grandma to clean the church and either helping her or rollerskating while she worked. I always loved to spend the night and she would lie by me in bed and tickle my arm and “write” names on my arm to help me fall asleep. That’s something that I do with Brandt now. Just like most of her other grandkids, a lot of my memories of grandma are associated with food. I have many favorites, including her bread, doughnuts, shrimp salad, apple salad, and carrot pudding. I think the only thing I don’t like is potato salad, but Bryce does and everyone else I know praises it as the best around. I have always enjoyed spending time with grandma no matter what she was doing; baking, cleaning, washing her car, planting the garden or flowers, splitting wood, among many other things. I’ve always admired how hard of a worker she is and that she never complains even when she has every right to. She is always more concerned about how we are doing whenever she calls or we go for a visit. Brandt loves going to visit and always raids their fridge for any open cans of pop with a straw in it, steals her cough drops by the bed, and loves to give her “rides” up and down in her recliner. So far, Kylie is just content to be held and talked to. I’ve been impressed by the way she always makes me feel like she’s doing something special just for me and I think that’s how she’s always been with all the cousins, such as making sure she remembered and fixed our favorite foods. How blessed we are to call you our Grandma! We love you!