Today is my Grandma Doty’s birthday(my Mom’s Mom). So I wanted to say Happy Birthday Grandma!!! I love you so much and I’m so excited to come visit you later this month with the boys!!
Her name is Marie Doty and she is an awesome grandma! I lived with and around my grandparents for the first 3 years of my life. We lived in Marina, CA (it’s by Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, CA) most of the time, I think. My family moved to Sacramento when I was little still and stayed there until I was 10 or 11. My parent’s got a divorce when I was 10 so we moved in with my grandparents again shortly after that. They were living in Pacific Grove by then in a house that we all loved! We would always go there every Christmas because Sacramento was about 3 hours from P.G. Grandma loved to do puzzles so we would always help her do those. And every night before going to bed we would have a bowl of cereal. I usually had grapenuts or honeycombs, something my mom didn’t usually buy. 
They had a plum tree in their backyard that we loved to climb and swing on. It had a swing attached to it. Grandma’s garden was always so pretty. I loved playing in their backyard. I remember grandma would get so mad when the deer would come and eat her plants. Their house was so much fun and I miss it and being there with them so much!! About 6-7 months after Mark and I got married they sold their house to move down to southern CA to be closer to their kids. Mark and I were living in Sacramento at the time so we were able to go visit them the weekend before they moved. I was sad they were selling the house I practically grew up in, but at least I still have the memories.
Anyway, I kind of went off on a tangent there…I love you grandma and am so thankful for the example you have set for me throughout the years. Happy Birthday!!
This is my grandma with Brynnan the last time she came to visit. This was when he was about 8 months old I think. It’s the only picture I could find. I know it’s not the best one, but I’ll have some more to share in August after our trip!:)
What wonderful memories you have of your grandma. A trip sounds fun right about now.
I loved your description of your grandma’s garden. My great-grandma’s garden was the best. We spent hours and hours there. California is so beautiful.