Happy Birthday to Nanny!

On Sunday we took a trip to South Carolina for Nanny's 91st birthday party. At home, one of Marianne's favorite photographs is of Nanny and Big Daddy at our wedding. She'll point to it and say, "Nanny! Nanny!" On Sunday in Columbia she said "Nanny!" about five times too. Often quite reserved in large groups, Marianne was very gregarious and was the life of the party. She loved watching her cousins Sam and Maddox run around (they are two years old), but I think her favorite part of the party was when we all sang "Happy Birthday" to Nanny. Marianne stood up in her chair and clapped throughout the song -- I think she wanted us to sing it five more times! She also loved the cake (surprise), and even ate some of Nanny's slice when she wasn't looking. We finished the day off with a quick supper with Grandma Anna and Grandpa Jake before heading back home. Marianne was a star, and didn't cry at all in the car on the way back to Pinehurst.

Marianne is reading Nanny's birthday card.
Marianne loved it when everybody sang "Happy Birthday"!
Cake stealer (Marianne, not Nanny)!