Aunt Ruth

My Aunt Ruth celebrated her 90th birthday on July 18th and the weekend before her children (Nancy from Arizona and Betty from Wichita) and their children had an open house at her church in Chanute. It was so wonderful to have the family together for a happy occasion. Aunt Ruth is my mother's sister and one of three remaining children in the family. Her sister Shirley came from the Kansas City area and her brother Larry came from Georgia. My brother came from Washington State, and my daughters came from Texas and Oklahoma so there were a lot of memories shared and the camera were used constantly. Groups were formed for photos and you felt like you were a celebrity as there were at least six to eight cameras going off at once. :) Some cousins ended up introducing each other during the photos as the age difference was quite large in some groups.
Thank you Nancy and Betty for a wonderful day! And I hope we are back together for her 100th birthday!

This is my Aunt Shirley, Uncle Larry and the birthday girl - Aunt Ruth

These are all first cousins - age range is mid 30's to upper 60's. :)

Uncle Larry and my brother Gary were thick as thieves while growing up - more like brothers than uncle and nephew.

And of course our family - except for son-in-law James. He had just started a new job and wasn't able to come.