Me and JanetWith just a little over a week to plan, I was able to pull off a surprise 80th birthday party for my grandma on Saturday afternoon. To be honest, I wasn't sure who to call except for family members, but luckily I got a hold of her phone book and quickly jotted down a few people I "recognized" or heard of her mentioning in the past. I couldn't have done it alone, my party committee included, Doug, my dad, Susanne and Janet. I think she was a little in shock upon opening the door to find people she hadn't seen in years.
Happy Birthday Grandma!Is she not the cutest 80 year old??
I can only hope I look HALF as good as her.
We set a table up in the entry for cards
In order to be sly we had people park in the back of the house (they are on 1.5 acres). Many thanks to our valet parking attendants to my Dad and Doug. I think the biggest key to throwing together something so quick was making it WAY simple. All we served was cake and punch with some chex mix. Easy. Also, instead of spending a lot of money on a banner (which I was going to do) I went to home depot picked up a painting canvas and painted the sign my self. Because of this I was able to have everyone sign it so she would remember who came.
You can't see all of the signatures, but my favorite was the one my Papa wrote to her. It read, "I met you nearly 61 years ago and loved them all." I Love You--Boyd. So cute!
Besides baby Ashton my kids were the only little people at the party. They had a blast as always with my dad. He thought it was funny to duct tape their mouths (as did they). Hmmm maybe I should try that more often around my house :)
I snapped this photo of Doug and Taylor and it's one of my favorites. Taylor was in the middle of negotiating who knows what in order to get her phone back (remember our behavior issues lately?...) 
Dad, Uncle Phil and Papa
