It all started with a conversation under our basketball hoop–Pops, Auntie Lin, and me.
“What should we do for Mom’s birthday?”
“She doesn’t want us to do anything, but we should. It IS 60 after all.”
“We could surprise her after church. Have a couple of her friends here.”
Before we knew it, there was a food and cake plan, a decorating committee (it’s pretty easy to create committees in a household of 12), and a guest list.
It was the best kept secret. Look at her face!
Mom cultivates long, deep friendships. She was surrounded by the people she loves most–most of whom she’s known for longer than I’ve been alive.
Apparently Dad (who thinks he’s still 12), stuck this note on her back on their way to church. In true Mom-fashion, she was clueless. She couldn’t figure out why folks she’d never met were giving her happy birthday greetings at church all morning.
My sister is the master cake orderer in the house. She spent hours trying to find just the right thing to put on the cake. Don’t you just love it?!?
And the party wouldn’t be complete without a group photo!
