Auntie Dot's 100th Birthday Party in Anchorage Alaska 

19th April 2012

Auntie Dot is reading her card from the Queen as she has dual citizenship with the USA.  She also got a card from President Obama.  She read her special cards out loud, with great expression, and not needing any eye glasses.

 She enjoyed her party of  around 51 guests, the biggest entertainment being the 45 mins the professional photographer took to take the family photo ,then the extended family, then the friends as well.   The photographer was so funny and worked so hard that I ended up videoing her antics.  She was a large American lady and ended up in a lather of sweat.

The beautiful cake had a map of Australia for the 37 years of her life she spent there, then the map of Alaska for the 63 years she spent there.

 Here is Auntie Dot with her four sons, daughters-in-law , except for Carla who is awaiting bypass surgery, the grandchildren and 4 of her 10 great-grandchildren.

Julie and I with our special aunt.

Auntie Dot was terrific during the two hours of her party.  I am sure she slept well last night. 

The party continued without her, at the LoneStar restaurant where all the relatives and friends renewed friendships and caught up, some after years of separation.  It was a grand occasion.