Celebration

With the craziness that has consumed me all week it all had to be put aside for a celebration. Today my family celebrated my grandmother's 95th Birthday. So I felt that a party was much needed to celebrate the life of a woman well known for her stories and contagious laughter. We gathered at her assisted living facility with A LOT of Caldwells. She has 5 children (one already deceased), 15 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. We were only missing a few from the crowd. My grandmother, Alta, has only 1 sister left and was the oldest of 4 girls.

The one and really the only thing that is wrong with my grandmother is that her hearing is not quiet as sharp as it used to be. She also didn't realize how important we thought it was to get some pictures made with her and the different groups of family members. I had a photographer come to capture this special moment and as each group assembled around her she would continue to talk to whom ever was beside her and not look at the photographer. Me, being the perfectionist that I am about photos, I was calling her name and waving at her to get her to look my way while everyone else smiled patiently. And in all honesty she would sweetly wave back at me.

Happy Birthday, Grandma!!