Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts

March 05, 2012

The Weekend

We had so much fun this weekend.
Lot and lots of time with family.

Friday night.
Dinner.
The Keeper of the Plains.
Dessert.We put together an album for Mom and Dad.
Just a little story of their life.
And we each wrote a little message to them.

I had to break into their house a couple of times.
To find pictures for it.
I thumbed through 40 years of pictures.
That takes awhile.
But brought back some great memories.

The 7 grandkids.
My brother and sis-in-law.
The Keeper.We had a hotel for Mom and Dad Friday night.
The rest of us went home.
And swapped some cousins around for sleepovers.
Then back to do more with Mom and Dad the next morning.

Saturday.
Bowling.
Lunch.
A little museum.Jobie was the funniest to watch.
He is soo competitive.After he would roll the ball,
he would go stand by the ball return and watch.
It sometimes took a LONG time.
For the ball to reach the pins.He would jump up and down.
Hands in the air.
When he knocked down pins.
If he missed.
Look out.
He was frustrated.
We let my parents have the actual evening
of their anniversary
(Saturday night)
to themselves.

Hope they had a good time.
We sure did.
Saturday evening, Brookelynn kept saying:
That was so much fun.

Sunday.
Church.
And lunch with Ryan's family.
7 grandkids there too.
(Brookie is the only girl.)
But in June that number will be 8!
I'm going to be an aunt again!
Ryan's youngest brother and his wife.
Kid #3 coming.

Brookie with the current youngest.
Great weekend.
I'm so thankful for all of my family.

March 03, 2012

40

Today.
My parents have been married 40 years.

We're spending time with them this weekend.
Just being together.
Our family of 13.It might be time for another family photo.
Don't you think?

It all started out like this.Just the 2 of them.
Dad thought Mom was cute.
Asked her out.

Then before long.
They were married.
Headed off to their honeymoon.So cute.

Can't believe 5 years have already gone by.
Since this picture was taken.
40 years filled with lots of love.Happy anniversary, Dad and Mom!
Thanks for giving us a beautiful example of love.

July 22, 2011

Seventeen

We were 17 years old in these pictures.Young and in love.Today we've been married for 17 years.
Not quite as young.
But definitely more in love.