We celebrated Mother’s Day and welcomed spring here at The Willows of Arbor Lakes with a concert featuring Michael Riddle. Everyone loved having live music fill our building once again. Thanks for putting on such an amazing show, Michael! 🎸🎼
Outdoor social distancing visits are now available at The Willows of Arbor Lakes! Residents and family can reserve space on our patio to visit with one another face-to-face. We’re so happy to be taking this step as we continue safely navigating this time in our community. You can view available times and sign up for your visit here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044da5ab2fa0fe3-willows
It has been wonderful seeing residents and family members enjoying these outdoor social distancing visits at. One resident received an extra special treat during her visit: a lovely violin serenade from her grandson! ?
Earlier this month we had an extremely fun (and tasty) time frosting heart-shaped cookies to get ready for Valentine’s week! ❤️❤️
We had fun doing various crafts for Valentine’s Day including yarn-wrapped hearts, LOVE paintings, and heart magnets.
We combined Valentine’s Day and our February birthday party for one BIG and very fun celebration. Monroe Wright did a fantastic job entertaining – our residents loved singing, clapping, and even dancing along to his music. Happy birthday to Delores, Tom, Susan, Lori, Clayton, and Gail! ❤️??
From decorating the trees to making ornaments, December provided our residents with MANY opportunities to share their creative side!
Last month, third graders from Cedar Island Elementary School made dozens of gingerbread houses for us to enjoy on around our dining room this holiday season!
Thank you to everyone who attended the holiday party at The Willows of Arbor Lakes! It was incredibly special to see so many family members and to celebrate the holiday season with everyone!
Santa came to visit on Christmas Eve and spread holiday cheer throughout The Willows! ?
The Crimson Harmony singers from Maple Grove High School have performed for us every December since our community opened, and their music is always a highlight of our holiday season!
On December 20, we sang along to favorite Christmas songs during a performance by Amy & Adams while enjoying eggnog, gingerbread, holiday petit fours, and more!
Our residents loved hearing the Osseo Oriole Chamber Singers perform so much that they couldn’t help but sing along!
For the 2nd year in a row, we enjoyed a December performance from a lovely and talented string trio. One of the players is the great-niece of a resident here at The Willows of Arbor Lakes, which makes the music even more special!
Loren Wolfe swung by The Willows last month to help us celebrate our December birthdays. Happy (belated) birthday to Charlotte, Pat, Verna, and Joan!
To say we had fun at karaoke last week would be an understatement. One of our resident’s daughters has a Karaoke business (Karaoke Paradise), and she brought karaoke to the Willows! We had a blast singing and dancing to many favorite songs. We originally planned the event for an hour, but everyone was having such a great time we kept going for a few hours! There’s a lot of talent here in the Willows community!
With the help from volunteers Katelyn and Shawna, we made patriotic parfaits with fresh strawberries and blueberries. They were delicious!
Residents have painted flower pots with planted marigold seeds in them, planted flowers in the planters on our patio, and just relaxed while enjoying the sunshine!
On Thursday, May 23, the fourth graders from Cedar Island Elementary School came to sing for us at the Willows of Arbor Lakes. We were incredibly touched by their talent, organization, and kindness. Their singing brought smiles to all our faces, and we loved singing along to the familiar songs!
We are thankful for the warmer weather and the chance to get outdoors!
Monroe Wright’s performance on Friday was a hit!
May birthdays and Memorial Day at Willows of Arbor Lakes! We had a great time singing along with Bill Cagley as we celebrated our May birthdays. Happy birthday to Ellie, Betty, Kenny, and Jerome!
This Memorial Day weekend, we at the Willows of Arbor Lakes remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
We had a fun-filled Friday at the Willows! We spent the morning visiting with doggie visitors Ladybug and Lucy, and in the afternoon we enjoyed listening to Michael Riddle sing and play the guitar to a great variety of songs.
The end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 has been spectacular at the Willows of Arbor Lakes. Rounding out December, music helped make the Christmas holiday extra merry for us. We were grateful for the Living Word Homeschool Group carolers, the Osseo Oriole Chamber Singers, and Maple Grove High School’s Crimson Harmony singers. We also enjoyed a string trio organized by the great-niece of one of our residents, a nine-year-old volunteer who played Christmas songs, and entertainment by Amy & Adams.
Our residents also enjoyed some hands-on holiday activities this season including making gingerbread houses and cinnamon ornaments.
At last, we said goodbye to 2018 and rang in 2019 with a fun New Year’s Eve party!
The residents had fun painting pumpkins and decorating cookies to get ready for the week of Halloween!
We celebrated October birthdays on Friday with entertainment by Bill Cagley. Happy birthday to Kent, Gingie, and Del!
