Derek's dad turned 75 this weekend. And he retired. And it was the Pi day of the century. So, we celebrated. In a BIG way. The party was the brainchild of my sister-in-law Maren, who I love. We are so similar, so I knew I could trust her to throw a great party where things were well delegated. I did the decor for the party. Others worked on the cheese/meat/fruit platters. It was a beautiful event. The kind of thing that people often do for their loved ones after they have passed on. But we got to show him the slide show of his life, and give him hugs. The grandkids also did a skit about his life. Emma wrote it, and my kids and Kaj acted out parts. Libby got to be a cave woman version of Grandma Doris. Ben got to be a cave man who burped on stage and also a bag of M&Ms (this was apparently Brion's first Valentine's gift to Geneva). Sarah was Grammy Geneva, marrying a husband who was sick and in the hospital. It was a fun retelling of his life.
The best part of the weekend for me was having 2 sisters-in-law stay at our house. We had so much fun talking and wedding planning for Derek's youngest sister Leanne. Our wedding dress shopping trip was EPIC.
I love being a part of the Norton clan. It was precious to see how many wonderful people came out to celebrate Grandpa Brion. There were over 200!
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| "Cavewoman" Libby |
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| Cave Man Benny |
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| "Geneva" and "Brion" Sarah and Kaj |
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| The first Valentine's Day gifts: Flowers and M & Ms (the smallest bag you could buy, apparently). |
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| The proposal |
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| All the Norton Siblings together! Can you tell they are related? |
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