Last Sunday, Luella had a 90^th birthday celebration party organized by her children, their spouses and grandchildren in Ste. Rose.  It was supposed to be a tea but it turned into dinner and I heard they had some fun later on in the evening.

A whole bunch of Johnson’s and friends from the Eddystone and Ste. Rose areas were there and everyone got loud.  Brett made a great point that Luella is the perfect wingman, accomplice, sidekick but she doesn’t seek the spotlight.  That day Luella was excited to be the centre of attention for once. 

But now I realize why she didn’t like to be the centre of attention, her sisters teased her.  Grace, Audrey, Freda (none were innocent, although Grace was the most guilty) decided to play a prank on Luella!

We will have similar fun at the reunion, with 48 hours to hang out with family and make deeper connections.  People will be having fun and you can do things, you may not have a chance to for another twenty years, or ever.  And it’s a time to start relationships with people so you can continue them at other functions.  The Facebook page is great, seeing as we have the collective Johnson facebook profiles, add everybody before the reunion (but be sure to keep them under the right privacy setting if you plan on posting crazy pictures)

the beautiful children

kissing the baby

leonard ( 93 ) and luella ( 90 )

homemade and baked with love

tribute to luella from her family

full gathering

make a wish birthday girl!!!

We are still fleshing out the photo booth area, still looking for backgrounds and foregrounds but there will be some fun things to pose with.  The background is important as it cast everyone in the same light, it’s easier for the photographer to get great photos.  It offers continuity in the photographs for the future Johnsons who look at the photos and will know that those pictures were taken at the Family Reunion 2012.