1 + 2 + 4 + 11 = 75

It's hard math, but it makes sense. Follow me for a minute...

1 Dad + 2 Daughters + 4 Grandchildren + 11 Great-Grandchildren = 75 Years lived by one man

We celebrated grandpa's 75th birthday this past weekend. It was a great time, enjoyed by all. There was yummy food, plenty of laughter, and many stories shared. And Amber even enjoyed a knee slap or two! I missed that piece of the party. I was outside enjoying 'Big Wheels' races down the hill with the kids.

This photo of grandpa is exactly one year old, pretty much to the day.

You see, last May we attempted photos of the grandkids. It was a rodeo. Halfway thru the madness, Russ snapped a photo of Carter doing this...

All I can say is... that's your son Chris, that's YOUR SON! Anyways, we kept trying to get a good photo. This one wasn't too bad. But sweet Bailey was ticked off, to say the least.

And then this one seemed promising, but then Brady revolted and started doing the 'Thriller' dance.

But oh, we NEVER give up. We like a challenge you see. This is by far the best. Allow me to paint the picture for you. Carter is in the process of strangling Bailey, while she reaches to Marin to help her. Paige is as she usually is... just taking it all in, and wondering how she ended up in this family. [insert eye roll here] Brady and Kennedy are being such good little people, watching the chaos unfold. And wait, who's that charging the camera? Oh yes, that's sweet Holt... headed straight for his daddy, probably about to give him a gut check for no apparent reason.

There are some things I'd like to point out about the making of these photos.

1. We have grown by 2 since this time last year.

2. Grandpa still looks the same and actually still comes to visit us.

3. Amazingly, no one ended up in the pool... children or adults. We really do have total control!! I promise.