Birthday Week for Garrison and Grammy

It's been a busy week!  Garrison turned 3 on Tuesday - Grammy turned 59 on Tuesday as well - we're birthday buddies.  Garrison took cookies to school in the shape of "3's" to share with his classmates, and the family went out to dinner at Blue Moose - a family favorite!  Both kids received birthday desserts for Garrison's birthday.

Ron took me out to lunch at Square 109 for Chicken Fried Steak dinners - yummo - and Mom made me a chocolate pie for dinner.  A good day!

Thursday, I helped with the Back to School Fair at the Benson Center as I have for the past 10 years or so.  It was 3-5:30 p.m., and we were out of school supplies by 3:50 p.m.  Geez.

Friday morning, I went to garage sales with Kelly and Sherri - Mom thought she had better rest her legs for Garrison's party on Saturday, so she sat this one out - we missed her.  Found some great buys.
Later, I went to Kelly's for a belated birthday lunch of steak, baked potatoes and fresh green beans.  It was delicious.

Saturday morning, Grandpa, Grammy and Great-Grandma Mintun traveled to Overland Park for Garrison's 3rd birthday party at Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead (I took most of the pictures with Amanda's camera and don't have those pics yet, so that is why Grammaw isn't in any of the pics).  The party was well attended by family and friends/families of Garrison's school.  He was so excited!  They played a bean bag game in the "barn" and enjoyed refreshments of roll-ups, veggies, grapes, cookies and the spectacular birthday cake that his Mommy lovingly made him with some help from Big Sissy, Peyton.  Garrison enjoyed opening his presents and thanked each person for his gift and thanked them for coming to his party as people were leaving - such a polite young man!  He liked handing out the party favors, and each child also received a certificate to ride the ponies inside the farm.  This was the first time Garrison was old enough to ride the ponies (age of 3), and he was thrilled.  It was a great party!

We went to church on Sunday and then to Grammaw's for a light lunch since we are hosting our Supper Club tonight - ham and pulled pork is the main dish - everyone else will bring sides.  The rain missed us - we were hopeful.  Maybe next time.

Peyton and I will have our second annual Peyton/Grammy Day on Friday, then we will pick up Garrison and bring them both back to Clinton with me for the weekend.  It is Blossom's Birthday Party on Saturday (bank mascot), so we plan to go to her party at the park for some fun and a hotdog, then we plan to go to the car show on the square that evening which will include a homemade ice cream contest - we get to sample all the entries for $2 each - yea!

We are so blessed - God is good!