Celebrating GG

When the first great-grandchild was born, my maternal grandmother became GG  Since both of my grandmothers are still alive, it became a convenient way to distinguish between them.  My mother decided last spring that we weren't going to wait until GG turned 90 to celebrate her.  GG turned 88 this past May and we were going to celebrate her now!  Mom had requested that everyone send available dates, but some cousins are less responsive than others.  Back at the beginning of June I suggested we do it the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.  It gave everyone plenty of time to plan their schedules, and it also gave us the day after to still be off school.  This past  Sunday, our entire family (except for two grandson-in-laws who are fire fighters) gathered at my mom's house.  GG's sister, and two of her three living cousins were there as well as many family friends and even her neighbors.  It was absolutely wonderful to see everyone, and my favorite memory came late in the evening.  Eight of the ten great-grandchildren (my oldest two were too "cool") were running around the back yard playing tag.  I'll never forget watching the kids have fun like that, and I'm so very grateful for family!