Birthday Celebrations!

Then, and ...

Now! Happy Birthday Mimi!

This weekend was a busy weekend of celebrations! In addition to Larkin's one month birthday, Mimi (Jordan's mother) turned 60! The whole family came in town to celebrate and we planned a full day Saturday to make her feel special. To celebrate with class, all of the daughter-in-laws had planned a high tea for Mrs. Brazeal at the Dallas Arboretum. We were so excited and looked forward to an afternoon of relaxation and crumpets!

My goodness it was hot, though and unfortunately the afternoon took a turn for the worse when when we got to the Arboretum tea room. Not only did it feel as the air conditioning was broken, but worse...our reservation had been bumped to accomodate a larger party. We were told they would be unable to serve us and we would have to leave. After some polite but firm discussions with the tea room manager and an email confirmation as proof of our appointment, the management turned the situation around and set up a spot for us. This first picture was taken as we were waiting for them to set up our table...

A little hot and bothered :)

After a complimentary mimosa and some refreshing iced tea we were much happier campers and began to really enjoy our celebration of Mimi's birthday. We had a bag of questions for Mrs. Brazeal to draw from that asked her about her life and the past 60 years. It was so fun to hear the answers and the tea proved to be a special and meaningful time for all of us.Now having much more fun!

We finished off the celebrations by driving over to Arlington that night to celebrate with our husbands and with Pop (Mr. Brazeal). Larkin, Jordan and I loaded up all of our stuff and arrived a little early so that all of the aunts and uncles could meet Larkin.

Larkin and Aunt Shelle

Larkin and Aunt Katie


Larkin and Aunt Jen

Larkin and Mimi

Larkin and Mommy

Pop took us to a wonderful dinner at Pappadeaux where they set us up in a private room. Our family gift to Mimi was a book created on Shutterfly. Each family had created their own pages of pictures and letters to her. She loved it!

Happy Birthday Mimi, you are a wonderful mother-in-law and we are all so thankful for you!