1Grandma Blanche at her 88th birthday party! 2Flowers and cake for Grandma Blanche. 3Payton, Grandma Blanche, Emma, Mason (the 3 great-grandkids). 4Payton and her granny, Sharlyn. 5Emma, Payton, Sharlyn. 6Payton and Emma with a magnolia flower. 7Payton and her granny Sharlyn making a big bubble. 8Emma 9Blowing out the candles! 10Emma & Payton at the blessing before we ate ice cream and birthday cake. 11Opening cards and presents. 12Reading a funny birthday card. 13A little help from her 2 great-granddaughters. 14Great-grandma and great-granddaughter (Emma). 15A birthday present--a remote not to lose. 16Blanche and her 2 boys: Frank & Gary 17Grandkids L to R: Lisa, Tracy (Payton's dad), Mike, and Forrest (Emma & Mason's dad). 18Grandma Blanche her brother Norman and sister Lillian. 19Heather and daughter Emma. 20A birthday hanging basket in bloom. 21Part of Blanche's birthday was a trip to the mountains with us & her sister Lillian for Memorial Day. 22Blanche relaxing on the deck 23Aunt Lillian takes a break too. 24Another pose 25Aunt Lillian at Andy's desk (she & Frank did Mayberry). 26Uh oh, a citizen's arrest! 27At Floyd's Barber Shop 28Waiting for the famous pork chop sandwich @ Snappy Lunch 29With Andy & Opie at the Andy Griffith Playhouse 30They say not to run from a bear (just have your picture made with him). 31The yard was in its spring bloom while we were there. 32The front flower bed 33First year the rhododendrons we planted have bloomed. 34The peonies were just beginning to open; this one had 21 buds on it. 35The wild azalea in the side yard was in full bloom. 36The hostas love the climate here & the deer love them. 37The wind chime that Uncle Orren gave us years ago! Aunt Lillian said she could picture him in his workshop putting them together.
