Happy 8oth Birthday Grandma and Grandpa Jensen!

Grandpa and Grandma Jensen's birthday is in September just a few days apart, and Saturday it was a celebration of their 80th birthday! Brandon is pretty lucky. He still has ALL FOUR of his grandparents alive and well! I never even knew my grandpas so I am glad to know and love his. My kids won't have the opportunity to grow up with their own grandpas either so we are very thankful for these great-grandparents and love them lots!

Megan playing in the sand

The party was at Aunt Sue's house. She has a fabulous yard and playground for the kids. It is beautiful. The kids had a blast with cousins. The teeter totter was great fun! Here are Meg and Zach on the teeter totter.

Gavin loved the dragon statue!

Grandma and Grandpa opening their cards with Grandpa's sisters and Brandon's Aunt Sue in the background. They got a hot air balloon ride and Jazz tickets. Grandma was so excited to go to her 1st Jazz game! Yeah!

Eating cupcakes is fun!

Messy cutie pies!

They have this merry-go-round that is a blast! Check out the video if you can stand it!


It was a fun day!

Zach loves Lady Liberty

Zach loves the Statue of Liberty. He wanted to pose for a picture last week, complete with a book and a miniature light saber for his torch!

So if you can't get to New York, or Las Vegas, how about...Red Robin??? Yup. We ate at Red Robin this past summer and Zach remembered their version of the statue. There is a hamburger for a torch and a menu for the book! He settled for us finally taking him to eat there again to see this Lady Liberty. A grilled cheese sandwich and a chocolate milk made the trip even more worth it for him!

At least it was much cheaper than a trip to New York or even Las Vegas for their small version at New York, New York Hotel/Casino. I remember being fascinated with the Statue of Liberty when I was a child. I was able to go see it in person 10 years ago, and it really is spectacular! A childhood dream fulfilled. I would love to do the same for Zach someday. He really wants to go to "Yew Nork" someday! He really CAN say it correctly, but haven't you ever gotten tongue tied and said it that way? I have.

Here I am heading out to the Statue of Liberty in August '98

Me & Meg at Red Robin

What a lucky boy!