Happy Birthday Grandpa Cy!

Bryson's grandpa turned 90 last week! That is pretty impressive, but if you knew him, his age would be the least of his accomplishments. He is just the coolest guy. He was a an incredibly charming and good looking fighter pilot in WWII (also fought in the Korean War). In his early days in the service, he earned the nickname of "Cyclone" because his flying skills were so amazing that he was like a cyclone in an airplane. That nickname stuck, and even long after his retirement as a full Colonel, he still goes by "Cy" instead of his first name. Anyway, he is the neatest man. He has an amazing memory and tells the best stories. He also loves to tell jokes, but he often sets them up like a true story in the beginning, so you don't know he's playing you until the punch line. He has this great, deep voice that sounds wise and makes every story and joke better.
Well, we had a birthday party for him this weekend, and it was fun to celebrate his 90 years life so far.


Pam got chocolate pies and asked me to make some raspberry sauce to go with them. Well, I got this great idea to also shave little chocolate C's and chocolate curls that look like cyclones to decorate the pies with. I was pretty pleased with myself on that one... it seemed like something my mom would do. Here is the finished result.




Here we are at the party


These next few pictures are from other parties recently that didn't get their own post.
This one is before our ward Christmas party. Thanks for the coat, Crystal! It's so festive!


These are from the Infuse Christmas party (Bryson's work). They throw the BEST parties! We played a white elephant game with gifts that make adults feel like little kids on Christmas morning. We ended up with 2 Southern California city passes, which include 3 day park hopper passes to Disneyland, as well as passes to Universal studios, SeaWorld, and the San Diego Zoo/ Wild Animal Park. Woo Hoo! Some of the other gifts included flat screen tv's, laptops, digital cameras, etc, etc. Good times!