On Sunday we celebrated my Grandpa Arnie's 90th birthday and the 68th wedding anniversary of my Grandpa Arnie and Grandma Marlys!
The open house was held at Trinity Lutheran church in Owatonna--it has been remodeled and is beautiful! It was a very special day with 100 or so friends and family who came to celebrate! Thanks to all who came, I know it meant a lot to my grandparents!
My grandma has dementia and has a hard time remembering our kids, but she rattled off her friends and relatives names as they came through to wish her congratulations--it was neat to see her enjoying seeing so many people!
After the open house my grandpa got emotional....saying "I didn't know I had that many friends". He was really touched, so thanks again to everyone.
My mom did an amazing job of putting everything together for the event. Being an only child has it's advantages and disadvantages and she had everything covered. I know she had a lot of help from my dad too! :) Shelly and I tried to help as much as we could, but chasing 4 little ones around sometimes requires it's own attention! A huge thank you to Luke and Ryan for doing the majority of the chasing and playing with the kids!
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| Nora Sunde with her Great Grandma! |
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| Birthday High Fives for Great Grandpa! |
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| A birthday hug for Great Grandpa! |
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| Nora and Daddy exploring the church! |
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| Kenny and Emily came--it was a great surprise for all (especially Madelyn)! :) |
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| All the cousins--I think all but 5 were able to make it! |
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| Our family! |
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| My mom and her parents! |
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| The Olson's |
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| Nana and Madelyn |
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| Madelyn and Nora playing in the nursery |
90 years is really something to celebrate and 68 years of marriage is something to be very proud of!
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