Laura-palooza 60

OK. At long last I have wrested control momentarily from Erin and am going to make a post on the blog. The few remaining readers we have of this blog may know by now that we recently celebrated my Mom's 60th birthday. Erin, Sarah, and I began colluding months ago to try to surprise her with a little party. Does anyone realize how hard it is to surprise someone who refuses to take a hint that she needs to make herself available to her children on her own birthday? Short of hog-tying my Mom to make sure she wasn't at choir or at work, we were able to convince her that she should allow us to take her out to dinner for her big day.

That done we set to rallying all available Hamffs to show up. We were able to have both her cousins (Mickey and Tom) show up and one sister (with an opera problem...hello, intervention). Did hilarity ensue? Did my poor mother's children make inappropriate remarks and/or gifts related to her advancing age? Is the pope catholic? The proof is in the photos below.

Cousins review ancient documents that chronicle Laura's youth. Nancy chipped them from the cave wall and brought them for all to see....coming soon to a museum of natural history near you.

Nurses-in-arms. Did you know that when nurses bare their teeth at you they are about to charge? Be especially wary of the silverback nurses.

Mom gets a new whip.

Antics like these are what nearly ruined the quiet family community of Kingsville 50 years ago.

Family photo or conga-line-in-the-making?