Grandpa Dean is Andrey's Grandpa. He turned 80 on Sat. and we threw him an awesome birthday party. Marilyn (his daughter) and other siblings made this such a great get together.
There were tables all around the gym with a bunch of balloons as center pieces and there was soups, salads, and a whole bunch of desserts (which I forgot to bring...sorry again). 
This was a special weekend because Grandpa found out he has cancer and decided not to go through chemotherapy, so he won't be with us much longer.
The children, grandchildre, and other relatives took turns going up and sharing their favorite memory of Grandpa and inbetween, there were musical numbers put together. The great grandchildren (Emma) sang the primary song, "We All Have Fun When Grandpa Comes..." I don't know the for sure title. Emma didn't memorize all the words, but she would wait for the last word of each phrase and would sing it really loud. =0)
The girls (me) sang two songs that were his favorites about Nevada.
The grandsons (Andrey) sang a Hymn that described Grandpa and how he makes us all feel.
After we were done with the program, we all went out side and took turns taking pictures with Grandpa.
This was an emotional, but wonderful get together, where we got to pay tribute to Grandpa and share our love for him. He is such a strong, hard working, loving man, who is always serving others and never thinking of himself. He is a wonderful example and I am so grateful that my girls got to know him a little better. Emma loves him so much and loves to go to Bountiful to visit him. Happy 80th Birthday Grandpa!
There were tables all around the gym with a bunch of balloons as center pieces and there was soups, salads, and a whole bunch of desserts (which I forgot to bring...sorry again). This was a special weekend because Grandpa found out he has cancer and decided not to go through chemotherapy, so he won't be with us much longer.
The children, grandchildre, and other relatives took turns going up and sharing their favorite memory of Grandpa and inbetween, there were musical numbers put together. The great grandchildren (Emma) sang the primary song, "We All Have Fun When Grandpa Comes..." I don't know the for sure title. Emma didn't memorize all the words, but she would wait for the last word of each phrase and would sing it really loud. =0)
The girls (me) sang two songs that were his favorites about Nevada.
The grandsons (Andrey) sang a Hymn that described Grandpa and how he makes us all feel.
After we were done with the program, we all went out side and took turns taking pictures with Grandpa.
This was an emotional, but wonderful get together, where we got to pay tribute to Grandpa and share our love for him. He is such a strong, hard working, loving man, who is always serving others and never thinking of himself. He is a wonderful example and I am so grateful that my girls got to know him a little better. Emma loves him so much and loves to go to Bountiful to visit him. Happy 80th Birthday Grandpa!
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