Retirement

Ever since Erika was born, my mom has been anticipating her retirement.  Well, the time has finally come!  October 31 is her last day of working and November 3 is her last day of being a Washingtonian before becoming an Oregonian!  My brother, Jacob, his wife, Lisa, and their beautiful little girl, Molly, flew to Portland from California to celebrate Mom's retirement.  Sarah and I enjoyed a few days of Jacob and his family visiting before the whole lot of us drove up to Seattle to visit with Mom and host her party!  It was really nice seeing some old friends that we grew up with as well as meeting some of Mom's coworkers at the party.  And, of course, having our family there to share in Mom's excitement that she will finally be done working.  We cannot wait for her to move here!  Because we love her, of course, but also because she is looking forward to watching my kids for me!

A few days before the party, I baked 6 different kinds of cake to serve at the party.  Sarah and I frosted them the day of the party.  It was a big hit to have so many cake choices.  Six full cakes might have been a bit overzealous, but we really enjoyed the leftovers!

Grandma and her 4 grandkids.

We ended the night at Red Robin for dinner.  Levi was not interested in sitting still so we took a lot of pictures of him to keep him quiet.  And, we is really cute!