party notes

I went with Jen to help Pat get ready for the party. She was so very excited about her beautiful outfit thanks to Lori. Jen did her makeup and I helped a little bit with her hair.

 

I tried to prepare her for the party and told her many times that loads of people were going to be there, just to see her. That was something she couldn’t even imagine. When we actually got to the party, she leaned over and exclaimed that there “sure are a lot of Mormons here tonight.” When I told her that they all belonged to her she was incredulous. “Me?”

Her sons, and her daughters-in-law, and her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren.

 

It was  fun socializing with everyone during dinner. Paul reminded me of a time when he was in high school and I used to tutor him in math. Now, he has a son that is an amazing mathematician, and I have a daughter who doesn’t like math any better than he did. It is funny how things like that happen in families.

We all enjoyed the family trivia game. My own  daughters almost seemed as if  they were 9, 11 and 13 again. Their grown-up faces showed the same sense of wonder and delight from yesteryear as they listened to the boyhood adventures stories of  their father and beloved uncles.

Doug and Tricia had put together a beautiful 26 minute picture/music presentation to finish the evening. Some of  little ones were all tuckered out.

 

Earlier Doug had asked his mother how she met his father.

It is a story he has heard many times over the years. It did delight him that tonight she remembers. His dad gave a nice response expressing his joy that he had married the right person in the right place. And for that,

we are all truly thankful as well.