Jude's 40th Birthday Party
Mad
River Glen, Vermont
May 2005
The crowd (practically the
entire population of the Mad River Valley) at the base box,
which opened post-snow just
for the occasion. Before it got dark,
the kids amused themselves
by running up and then rolling down the ski mountain.
The birthday girl, her sisters
and SOME of her many girlfriends:
Deb, Jeannie, Doreen, Bert,
Jude, Char, Gina (Dylan's 1st and 2nd grade teacher) holding Cameron
Char, Jude, Kim holding Sophie
Jude's dear friend Sharon
(since 8th grade!) flew in from her home in San Francisco.
Shar and Jude with Samantha
and Haley (Ellin in background)
Jude and Donna (the Valley's
yoga instructor!)
Danya, Bob (aka Dino-man)
and Donna
Jude and Doreen
Bert, Jude, Char (unretouched
photo, can't explain Charlotte's eyes!)
Laurie, Katie, Prudence (Dylan's
3rd grade teacher, holding her daughter),
Gina and Cameron, Char, Jeannie
more smiling chicks
Sharon talks it over with
Paté
How many kids does it
take to run an iPod? Doreen and Andrew's older son Austin
was the official deejay (and
he did a great job!) but he got a lot of help from the young'uns.
Here he's explaining something
to Dylan while half the Warren Elementary School looks on.
Dancing the night away
with Matt, Tucker and Sayer
Of course, Paul McCartney's
classic "Hey Jude" was the evening's #1 singalong
(and yes, Jude does
get royalties every time she uses her email address...)
Jude with Char, Jeannie
and Doreen
Jude and Mackenz
Jude and Samantha
Sharon and Michael having
fun
Jeannie, Katie, Laurie
Mackenz, Andrew, Jude. Doreen,
Sharon, Paté
Brook and Matt
Prudence, Paté and
Katie
The next generation of Vermont
girls!
MB, Brian and Brook
Donna and her daughter Carly
Jeannie and Katie
Samantha and Carly
Sam (the girl) and Carly,
one more time
Dylan and his friends admire
the bulletin board Bert put together with pictures from Jude's first 40
years.
To kick off the "official"
segment of the program,
Bert and Deb lead the crowd
in a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday."
Jude doesn't like cake so
those are martini glasses
filled with apple crisp holding
the candles.
Enjoying the good food and
drink while listening to tributes to Jude from family and friends
MB, Paté, Katie, Michael,
Brook, Neil
more peeps listening to the
tributes
Doreen speaks candidly about
sleeping with Judy,,,
while Jude listens with Sam...
...and Angus brings down
the house with his
hilarious description of Jude's
painted toenails
Dylan ends the tributes,
"The best thing about my mom is, she's a very good mom."
Jude collects herself to read
her list of 40 important things
Listening while Jude reads:
Tim, Deb, Sharon, Bert, Steve,
Angus
Goose gets a smooch for the
best stand-up act of the night
As the party broke up, a pole
climbing contest ensued,
and Hobie was the clear champion.
Austin took the trophy in
the non-barefoot division.
Sam (the boy) gives it
a good shot while his mom Char represents the grownups
Save the last dance for me!
Judy and Dylan
photo credit most pix Char
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