Happy Birthday, Grandma B.!

We went to Trimont on Saturday to celebrate Grandma B.'s 90th birthday. We all had a GREAT time and, even though it was a tad cold for a weekend on the lake, the weather turned out to be perfect for lounging on the patio, playing catch, hitting golf balls on the lawn, and playing at Anderson Park. The kids - young and old!- enjoyed time on Grandma's old swingset and they also got to enjoy some rides on Uncle Bob's classic, old tractor. Naturally, Finley was terrified of the tractor as it was quite loud and, as you can see, when the other kids were running along with the tractor, Finley was running as far away from it as she could! That picture captures the fun part, but as soon as the tractor turned around, Finley took off for Gaalswyk's screaming and crying! Eventually, though, she warmed up to it and by the end of the day Grant actually got her to get close enough to kick the wheel! We gave Grandma a little "concert" while she opened her gifts - Hannah gave her a flag that was flown over the Capital in her honor, which Grandma thought was great, of course. We also gave her a scrapbook to which each family contributed. Finley was enraptured by Paul's guitar playing. She couldn't stop watching him play and sang along with and danced to every song she knew. The girls sang a classic in the Bernhardt family, "I See the Moon", which Finley had been practicing for weeks. As you can hear, so was Mommy! It was an all-around great time and the only thing missing was Sara and her family.