My grandmom celebrated her 80th birthday this year !!! The family had a surprise party for her at my uncle Joe’s house and everyone came !!! my aunt Jane from Oregon, my uncle Jimmy from Chicago and of course the rest of the locals came out. Madeleine got to meet all sorts of new folks, from people she may never see again to cousins that she had a great time running around with. It was also the debut of Maddie’s new purple, or heliotrope, Keen sandals. She had a great time wearing herself out with all the kids running around the yard kicking the ball and just plain having fun !!! Most important though was she got to spend some time with the Double G, or great grandmom. Maddie even wished her a happy birthday.