This past Friday, we went to Jenine and Phil's house in Tampa to surprise Elaine with a party for her 60th birthday. Her brother, Steve and his wife, Joy flew in from Texas. Her sister, Janice, niece Christina, nephew TJ and Christina's boyfriend, Chris all flew in from New York. On Friday night, we went to Carrabbas for dinner. She thought it was just us (Jenine, Phil, Mikey, Grady, and me) and she was SO shocked to see her family. This was her reaction:
Hugging her brother, Steve
Steve's wife, Joy
Chris, Chrissy, Janice, TJ
We enjoyed a nice dinner and then we all headed back to Jenine and Phil's to relax and spend time together. We were pretty tired from the drive and Mikey was very exhausted because he had worked all night the night before. So we went to bed a little early. The next morning, we got up to get ready for the party. Jenine had prepared most of the food prior to the party... she made so much yummy food! She spent the morning finishing up the cooking while I decorated.
Joy, Elaine, Steve
Janice and Grady
The next day (Sunday), we went to Clearwater to have lunch at Bahama Breeze. We sat outside, listened to the music, and enjoyed a great meal.
Family picture
Elaine was so surprised and I think it meant a lot to her that her family traveled down to Tampa to celebrate her birthday with her. It shows how much she is loved by her family!
A post can't be complete without a couple pics of crazy Grady...
Listening to the IPOD...
Getting into the Hershey's Syrup...
8 comments:
Aw, I'm glad y'all had fun. Elaine's reaction is great! I think she was really surprised!
Love the choc syrup pics!
What a neat post...tell Elaine that Dick and I said welcome to the 60's!! Ya'll looked like everyone had a good time and the surprise was a success!!
Next time you come, call me! I'd love to see you guys. Miss you!
What a sweet party! I love Elaine's reaction! She sure looks surprised.
Grady is adorable as usual .......I do the same thing with the hershey's!
Love the chocolate syrup pics! YUM!
Aww, I'm glad y'all were able to surprise Mikey's mom! And the picture of Grady chugging the Hershey's syrup cracks me up!
Looks like a fun time! Happy 60th to Elaine. She looks genuinely surprised!
And, you are right. It has been a long time since we saw each other! We need to plan something. I think T & C are coming here next week. Let's talk soon and work something out.
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