My grandpa turned 100! Don't you think that is a cause for celebration? Well, he now lives near Seattle in Rainier with my aunt and uncle, so my mom, dad, bro- Chris, sister in law-Jen, and bro-Matthew came out for the party!
My grandpa and grandma used to live in Santa Cruz, CA. So when we lived in Northern California, we would go down and see them every couple of months. After my grandma died, he moved up to live in Washington.
I thought he would look different when I saw him, I mean, it had been 3 years, but he really did look the same...
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We had such a fun party. We had cake, ice cream, and a BBQ. Grandpa had two hamburgers, potato salad, and tons of cake and ice cream. He sure knows how to pack it in!
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My mom made him this amazing quilt. It has a beautiful picture of him and my grandma in the center, and ALL his children and grandchildren. She worked so hard on it, and it paid off! Grandpa was so teary eyed when he opened it!
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I loved having Merrick and Berkleigh get to know their great grandpa. I hope he is around for awhile so they can hear his stories. He has lived such a life! And to have been around for the last century... He was born in August of 1911! Just imagine the World events he has lived through!
I really love my grandpa!
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Your grandpa must be amazing...that picture of him eating cake is priceless! And the quilt your mom made is darling!! Cute, cute, cute...
From the younger photos of him it looks like Merrick has his eyes! That's so cool.
Incredible! He seems like an outstanding person. You are one lucky gal to have him around for so much of your life.
I love the cake picture too! How wonderful to be so spry at 100! And talking about his stories.......we video Zack's 94 year old Mamaw talking about old stories with our phones without her knowing. This will be priceless one day. Just an idea!
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