Yep, Mom does!So yesterday we all went up to Mom and Dad's house for a "little" celebration. It sounded pretty simple... everyone just bring a little side dish, we'll have pizza and cake.... nice and easy. Then as we were starting to add up how much food we'd really need, we realized "we" are actually a group of 20 people. (And that was without John and Keiko and Sammy!) A simple family celebration is not so little anymore.
So many little pups now! (Bonus points if you can spot the mis-matched parent-baby combo below):
After dinner we all gathered for cake,
... some enthusiastic Happy Birthday singing...
...and VERY enthusiastic clapping...
and then Nonna daintily blew out her candles.
Meanwhile, Sage and I got to have some good bonding time -- she's just so pretty!
Then it was time for.... JEOPARDY! 
The game was comprised of questions all about our life in NY, when we got witness Mom's funny quirks, passionate business ventures, mad decorating skills, and odd automobile preferences up close. We've been hounding Mom to start a blog called "Life at 80 Coleman Ave" for her to record some of the craziness of life in that house, so hopefully these questions will prove to be good fodder for that. It certainly made us laugh a lot as we reminisced!
(And our in-home Alex Trebec made us laugh, too)
Then, after a rousing, simultaneous game of "How many little people can we get on this couch?" the little kids commanded center stage as they kept threatening to break through the glass top of the coffee table.
So, after the adults wisely removed the glass, the game switched to "How many little monkeys can play all at once in a topless table?" 
And THAT became the cue that it was time to wrap up and get the monkeys home to bed.
It was a very fun day, celebrating Mom/Nonna. We rejoice in how much she's come through this year in particular, and in how much she continues to teach us all with her joy, grace and passion!
(Miles is standing on the chair behind me as I type this and he's looking at the pictures, singing, "Na-na-na-na-na-na-na!" We all love Nonna!)
(And our in-home Alex Trebec made us laugh, too)Then, after a rousing, simultaneous game of "How many little people can we get on this couch?" the little kids commanded center stage as they kept threatening to break through the glass top of the coffee table.
So, after the adults wisely removed the glass, the game switched to "How many little monkeys can play all at once in a topless table?" 
And THAT became the cue that it was time to wrap up and get the monkeys home to bed.It was a very fun day, celebrating Mom/Nonna. We rejoice in how much she's come through this year in particular, and in how much she continues to teach us all with her joy, grace and passion!
(Miles is standing on the chair behind me as I type this and he's looking at the pictures, singing, "Na-na-na-na-na-na-na!" We all love Nonna!)
Looks like a fun time! :-)
ReplyDeleteFun! Your Mom looks great!
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