Grandma Mabel
99 years
May 10, 2008
Grandma Mabel, my dad's mom, turned 99 years old this past May. We were fortunate to attend the big birthday bash in Utah with all and most of the Purcell clan (her immediate family and their families ). We have been blessed to have such a strong, humble and loving grandma here with us. She teaches us to love, to be thankful and to always follow our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It was a great time to reconnect with cousins and aunts and uncles and bond in a way we all have never really had a chance to do. I am grateful to have such a wonderful family. They all show so much love. I am most grateful to have the chance for my children to have had part in this family reunion and get to know family members who love and care for them as much as I.
Grandma at church with Marcus' kids and my kids
Grandma and her childrenDad(Gordon), Teine, Irwin, Raymond
Grandma and all her grandchildren(and their spouses)
Grandchildren in order: Luhi(not pictured),Gina, Tamalii, Mynette, Tyrone, Ginette, Marcus, Victoria, Yannick, Mabel, Eric, Ammaron, Jarom, Sally, Sarah, Michael(not pictured), Douglas, Shalia, Stephanie
Grandma with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
And of course...Grandma with the Purcell Family #2 (since dad is the 2nd boy)You gotta love this crazy family!
Notice how grandma seems to be the only sane one of the bunch! Don't let her fool you though, she can be wild and crazy too, just not as often as us and maybe that's why she's been here so long!
2 comments:
Why is it that when asked to make a funny face the tongue is the first to make an appearance?? Must be the funniest part of the body? Ehhh. At least it's a lot cleaner than pickin' someone else's nose, ERIC/SHANNON!!!LOL
Who knows?! At least for Eric he has to do something different to take away from his face or his hair.!!!LOL I'm glad you wrote about this. Maybe I'll get around and post some of our pictures. Since this was one of our best family trips.
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