Today is the 96th birthday of our family matriarch.
Yesterday we had an open-house in her honor. She said she had a great time and thanks everyone who came to see her and those who sent Birthday wishes via cards and emails.
At the time of her 96th birthday...
She has 9 children and one step-son
37 Grandchildren
110 Great-Grandchildren
(+2 on the way)
6 Great-Great-Grandchildren
Random photos from the open house
Your camera scares me!
Here is a brief look back at her life. Her early years and a few of the places she has traveled, it is certainly not an all inclusive and complete record, nor is it in chronological order.
Mom with her mother and sister-in-law (R toL)
Alabama Missionaries
She has been a world traveler
More evidence of her hostile and warlike nature.
With nephew Steven, at military base in England 1986
Martin's Cove, Wyomming
St. George, Utah
Mom and Dad on the Circle Line Cruise around Manhattan
Mom and Dad on Wall Street, NYC
Natural History Museum, NYC
Grua, Norway
Viking village, Denmark, 2000
Midnight sun on the North Sea sailing from Denmark to Sweden, 2000
Christina statue, Copenhagen Denmark, 2000
Tian'anmen Square, Beijing, China 2009
Kindergarten, Guilin, China 2009
Countryside near Yangshuo, China 2009
The Sacred Way, Beijing, China 2009
The Forbidden City, Beijing, China 2009
The Summer Palace, Beijing, China 2009
The Great Wall near Beijing, China 2009
Mom at the Zoo with Dian Thomas, Beijing, China 2009
The Panda Habitat at the Beijing Zoo, Beijing, China 2009
The Bird's Nest, Olympic Park, Beijing, China 2009
Mom with Mr. Wong at his home in the Houtong, Beijing, China 2009
Mom as a Terracotta Warrior, Xi'an, China 2009
She has been to Denmark several times, also cruised the western Caribbean, been to many of the states of the USA including Alaska and Hawaii and most of western Europe and of course her resent Great China Adventure.
Tea Plantation near Xi'an, China 2009
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