Girls day out...Dec 13....happy birthday mom

This past Saturday was our Brunson family girls Christmas party.(we had a good turn out, not quite as many as last year.) It was a lot of fun. we played bunco and ate(wonderful food thanks Aunt Julie) then we all got to pick gifts. i got to pick the first cause i got the most bunko's(and i am not even that good at it)i was so excited cause their were so many cute gifts! we got a huge snow storm, and my sister( the only one from out of town that came) couldn't go home that night,she was kinda bumbed,cause she was suppose to go to another party that night. i am so thankful for a large extended family,their is 39 grandkids on my dads side. i have so many fond memories of growing up, even though most of them are alot older than i. we always had gathering and the best christmas party's. I am so thankful for my grandma and pa brunson for the close family that they raised, my grandma is(was) an amazing women. Life was not easy for them raising 7 kids but seeing the love and fun that all the kids shared and the fun and memorable times for the kids makes me think that it was all worth it, family is the most important, and i think that the large family is in part what keeps them all close.I give all the credit to my grandma, she is an example for me, i think of her often. anyways don't want to get to emotional..... that night sense it was my moms birthday, my mom and sisters denise, melinda and i went out to eat at Paradise. we had so much fun, we laughed and laughed.I am thankful for my mom also, she is a wonderful example to me. always has such a good out look on life and is full of happyness. one thing that i remember most about growing up is, many times laughing with my mom and little bro, till my sides hurt. what a day, it is one i will remember. (I wish i would of remembered my camera, to take pic of the christmas party.)