You probably remember I retired in November. The kids wanted to do something like a dinner but we decided to wait until after the holidays because it's just so busy for everyone. We had a date set in January but then one of those winter storms hit and everything was closed, so it was postponed.
We had it this week and had such a nice time!
Our girls and their families were there and so were my sisters, their husbands and my brother. We missed Andy and Nikki but it would be a long drive from KY! We had our own room at the restaurant which was very nice.
There was a nice assortment of food, pizza, bread sticks, chicken, veggies...
Our granddaughters were all enjoying the food.
Cassie is always happy to see her cousins
Connor wasn't too sure about all the people as he's at that age where he's scared of people, but he was happy with his Dad.
Laura and Aaron, Alaina and Ruby on the left, Heather and Andrew, Cassie and Connor on the right.
It may have taken a while to do this but we sure enjoyed it!
29 comments:
This is a lovely celebration
Congratulations Mari, I'm so glad that you finally had your party. It looks like everybody had a wonderful time. God bless you and happy retirement!
Hi Mari! What a nice thing for your children to do for you! Looks like an awesome celebration.
Something in life worth celebrating. I believe your family knows the importance of celebrating the big and little things of life. I believe they probably learned it from your too!
Yay! So glad y'all could finally gather together to celebrate this huge milestone! Little Connor is looking exactly like Cassie! So cute!
That's a wonderful celebration, Mari! I'm so glad you were finally able to celebrate. Retirement is a big deal!! Congratulations!!
You have made a wonderful family Marie.
Be healthy and enjoy your retirement!!
Looks like such fun! And no one had to do any cooking. You got really good photos.
Congratulations Mari! I love the family picture at the end. Have a great week!
Congratulations again on your retirement Mari! What a wonderful party you had even though it was postponed. Connor sure is getting big. I am counting my days now until my own retirement which will be next February. It will go by fast. Heck March is almost here already...and hopefully Spring. Am tired of Winter. Janice
Awesome!!!! I am so happy for you and your retirement, smiles.
Nice family gathering you must have enjoyed your day!
Like Many I think Connor is looking more and more like Cassie.
( I will be off my blog for some days having a lot to do before we leave for our trip. See you soon)
What a wonderful celebration.
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What a wonderful family gathering and celebration! It is the time of year for rescheduling, isn't it?
I am a little jealous. I 'retired' unexpectedly when my dad suffered a severe stroke. Since I wasn't retirement age (late 50's) I just became unemployed. After working and earning my own money since I was 15, it was an adjustment. I planned a lot of retirement dinners and never had one of my own.
This looks a lot like what I am planning for our 50th anniversary. Even the room at our local restaurant looks very similar! I just love the grandchildren enjoying each other.
Lovely celebration! Great photos too and another happy memory for y'all. Congratulations.
Blessings. 😊
Conner reminds me of a baby gold miner! Too cute.
What a nice celebration!
This is awesome and once again, congratulations on your retirement. I know you felt so very special and having your family there made this a very special memory. You have a lovely family and the cutest grands...So glad you all got to celebrate this huge milestone.
What a lovely time you all had together. I love how the older cousins enjoy being with sweet little Cassie. They have a bond that will always be there. I have a few cousins like that.
I'm so glad that you were able to celebrate your retirement with your family. xx
Looks and sounds like it was an amazing time! So glad you were all finally able to make it happen. I'm sure your family loved getting to celebrate you in this way - and it's so well deserved! You have such a beautiful family and those grandkiddos are all such sweethearts. Blessings on your wonderful retirement and for all the joy ahead. 🙏🏻✨💝
Looks like a lovely celebration. The kids looked like they were enjoying themselves. Congrats to you, and enjoy your retirement.
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How fun!! I'm so glad you could finally get everyone together. Looks like a great time was had by all and you have such a lovely family.
Sue
Looks like a fun and happy time. Nice you could all get together.
A lovely celebration.
A lovely collection of photographs.
So good that you could have this gathering.
Keep on enjoying your retirement.
All the best Jan
What a beautiful family and wonderful celebration! Congratulations on your retirement! I know you are enjoying it to the fullest already, but it's so nice to be celebrated!! That Connor is such a little cutie, as are the girls too! You are truly blessed!
Looks like you had a lovely celebration of your retirement. Do nice to get together with family.
Looks like everybody had a good time,
Beautiful family picture of you all.
Your family is so beautiful!! So glad you could celebrate with so many!! Congratulations, Mari!!
Congratulations on your retirement! You have a beautiful family.
What a perfectly wonderful celebration, and for such a happy reason! I have saved that family picture for my file because it's so awesome except for Connor not smiling, hahaha! Congratulations again on your retirement, which you deserved and which marks a great achievement. I know you are missed at your work. xoxo
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