Marilyn's 80th Birthday Party @ Bella Milano in O'Fallon, Illinois

Family and friends gathered from near and far to wish Marilyn a Happy Birthday.  Marilyn is Mother. Mother-in-Law, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Great Aunt, Cousin and dear friend to all who gather....

... at Bella Milano.

Daughters Kelly &

Deb welcome us.

Daughter, Tammy, in the center

with her daughter, Desiree.

Desiree's daughters are Lauren,

to her right & Megan in the

lower left of the photo.

Megan and Lauren are happy to be here with cousins, Anna, in blue and Destiny, in the lower right corner.  Their mom, Gessica, wasn't able to join the celebration.

Deb, Val, Marilyn's youngest

& Kelly present Marilyn with

her Birthday Cake.

Grandaughters Luna & Venus

with Marilyn, son-in law,

 Carlos & Kelly.

Marilyn & her lovely sister,
Mary.

Nephew, Tom, & his wife, Cathy

Nephew, Jim & niece, Sandy

Sandy's son, Scott & wife, Chris

Niece, Elizabeth, with her 

husband, Gerry & their

daughter, Emma

Brother, Sister, Sister-in-Law,

Cousins & Girlfriend...

Left to right: RJ, Dylan's girlfriend
Garrett, Val & Bethany's son,
Debbie, Dylan's mom &
Val's sister.

Kelly & Desiree present

Aunt/Great Aunt Mary

with a Birthday Cake.

Her birthday is next week.

As I look around I see Mary

with her niece, Elizabeth.

Luna & Venus with their
Grandmother....

Cousins Tom & Scott

 We gather for a group shot the next day....

Back Row: Val, Bethany & their son, Garrett; Emma, Anna & Megan
Second Row: Luna, Dylan, "RJ," Desiree & daughter, Lauren; Tammy, Gerry, Elizabeth,
Destiny & me
Seated: Carlos, Mary, Kelly, Marilyn, Kathy, Tom & Deb

We have a lot of different family relationships here and I am a cousin to all!