Photos, Presents, And Parties

Things were getting exciting for Marlee and her friends. Their plans were starting to come together. There was a birthday party today, but there was enough time this morning to get some baking done for the party for Grandma Lu as well as for Kylee and Aadon's combined birthday parties. They were brother and sister and had a lot of friends and family so Marleewood would be hopping today. Blake and Abrielle were making cookies and Coralynn was making cupcakes. They were cute rabbits for the spring and Easter of course. Johnathon was making some cookies too. Oh, I see chocolate chips and peanut butter. They will be so good.

It seemed like the work they were doing was so much fun that smiles were what everyone would be wearing to the birthday party.

Kaysyn's mama came over to Marleewood to give Grandma B a picture of Kaysyn for Grandma Lu's photo book. She was all dressed up and was holding a little chicken. Grandma Lu will love all these pictures, won't she?

Another picture was brought over before the party. It was a picture of Ryan, Andy, and Julia. This was a perfect photo for Grandma Lu's photo album because it showed all of their Easter gifts too.
Things were going smoothly I think. Flowers were being gathered for the parties and even some children were planting some. They had heard that seeds take awhile to grow and that there would be flowers later in the summer to make Marleewood look nice. They were red and white. Aren't they going to be pretty when they grow up? They will grow every year.

Arie was making Grandma Lu a little box for her glasses. The children always smiled when they heard her say, "Now where did I put my glasses I wonder?" Arie and her mama decided that some soft cloth inside her little box would be a nice holder to sit by Grandma Lu's easy chair in the Sitting room. Maybe she could put a spare pair in that little box.
Soon it was time for the birthday party.
People started coming in to the Community Room with gifts and things to play games with. It was time to have some fun! These children were so lucky to have their grandparents and family and friends all come to help them celebrate.
Aadon had a new shirt for his birthday that had a truck and his name and his age on it. Kylee loves to paint so she had a new shirt with her age, name and a paint palette on it.
Grandma Lu was invited to the birthday parties of course, which she loved. She even played some of the games which made the children giggle. But it seemed to everyone that there was a bit of sadness in Grandma Lu's eyes. Only Grandma B knew what it was. She was working on it. Hopefully what she was planning would be done soon. And there was Marlee. What did she have in mind for Grandma Lu?