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God's children, married 41 years, 4 kids (and 3 spouses who complete our family) 10 grandkids, and blessed with family and friends.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Girls' Night ~ All About Wedding

 

Sunday Night ~ I headed back over to Courtney's.......

For a fun, special evening ~
together with Christy, Hannah and Courtney

to simply enjoy the upcoming wedding of Hannah ~

to dream ~ to talk about everything under the sun ~


about the BIG wedding day




We talked dresses, venues, music.......colors,
guest lists and more

 We even had Courtney's wedding video playing in the
background

We laughed and had such a GREAT time together.


Sisters ~

Mom and daughter ~
What a great memory we made together.....
and gave Hannah some good pointers in the midst.

The wedding day........
to prepare for the life-long marriage of Hannah and John.

Thanking God for this special time.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Hannah and John ENGAGED!!!

We couldn't be happier for them!!!!!!



Isn't it Beautiful!!!!!!!  Hannah keeps saying ...
"I'm that person ~ engaged!!!!!!!!"

No date has been set yet ~
wedding planning to begin soon!!!!

Want the story of this precious couple getting engaged?
Oh my, what can I say.....except we are THRILLED with this wonderful engagement news that Hannah and John are engaged!!!!!!!!!  What a fun spell it has been.  John talked to Alden and I about 10 days ago (while Hannah was interviewing for her job!).  Of course, we gave our blessings!  John went to work on getting the ring and planning the special evening. 

This past Thursday night (March 1) he pulled it off!  He took her to a neat restaurant downtown DC ~ told her it was the celebration for her "new job"!  She kept wondering......could this be the time he is going to ask me to marry him?  She kept telling herself no.......couldn't be.  Sure enough, after dinner he took her up on the roof of this restaurant, that looks over the city.....beautiful!  AND......down on one knee, asked her to marry him.  She said YES and began to cry with happiness. 
They called both sets of parents to let us all know ~ so sweet!!!!!!!!  (They were still up on the roof)  :)  They were so happy!!!!!!! 
Then walked back down to the restaurant where their two houses of friends awaited them .......to celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  SUCH a special, special time. 
We are so very happy with this news.  We welcome John into the family with open arms ~ he is such an amazing man and so perfect for Hannah.  They are GOOD together!  They want to live their life for God.....together as a couple! 

We do not know date or anything yet ~ planning will soon begin!  We'll certainly keep you updated.  :)  Let the planning begin!




The Smith and Forys families are SO very happy!!!!!!!!

We pray God's blessings on this couple ~ as they begin planning for this wonderful thing....
called MARRIAGE! 

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Unique Day

Happy Leap Year ~
              February 29, 2012

Have a GREAT day!!!  :)

Saturday, February 25, 2012

President's Day Weekend: Family!

Alden and I knew the long weekend was coming up ~
so we thought of different things we could do with the time.
We decided we wanted to see my sisters
and Louise.


Alden and I headed out Friday afternoon after work ~
to go see some of our favorite people in the world!
My sisters ~ Susan and Kim, Richard, and Heather.
We had such a great time getting caught up ~
and enjoyed some good eating and having fun together.  :)

Alden got to play with Richard's man toy!  :)

Richard and his son Derek built this "car" ~
otherwise known as the "hot rod"!
{aka.....go kart and dune buggy .....heehee!}



I mean really ~ what FUN for these guys!!!!!

We got back on the road around noon Saturday ~

to go see Aunt Louise. 
What a true pleasure to spend time with her.
Unfortunately, she had just had the stomach flu
and wasn't feeling great ~ but we still enjoyed
each other.  :)


Louise is simply a giver ~ of her time to others.
She takes good care of her roommate ~
who is in a wheelchair.

Louise was voted QUEEN for Valentine's Day.
Isn't she precious?!
There was a king and a queen ~
they were voted on by friends and workers.
We weren't surprised she WON!


Alden's brother and wife ~ Ken and Lynne
came for a visit, so we got to enjoy them as well!!!!
Added blessing to our time there.

 While Louise took a nap ~
the rest of us had a lunch date together.  :)

The blessing of Louise ~
in our lives.

We got on the road late ~
but got to enjoy the snowstorm while making our way home.

Hannah and John came for a visit Monday ~
and Hannah went off on her job interview ~
and yep, GOT THE JOB!
Labor and Delivery this time ~ not ER.
She will begin in early April. 
Congratulations Hannah!
You fulfilled your dream of travelling to
Central and South America ~
and now you have this job for the
next step of your life.  Thankful with you!

Spring is making its way isn't it!
We have been enjoying watching the
daffodils and tulips grow little by little
through the crazy days of "warm and cold".






Yesterday ~ they opened up!!!!!



This morning they are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

Friday, February 24, 2012

Lunch with Special Friends


Oh what a good time we had!

We are so special to each other ~
we have known each other for some 25 years.
We all lived in the same neighborhood ~
simply felt like a wonderful college campus!

Our kids grew up together ~ going to soccer and basketball
practices and games together, time at our neighborhood pool,
school parties and volunteering, aging parents, joys and sorrows,
simply "living life together".

We missed you Gretchen, Toni, and Sally! 

Thanks for your amazing friendship ladies. 
Truly blessings to one another. 

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Fun day with Courtney and kids


Yay for the traditional Wednesday with Courtney!


today we blew bubbles...


and had such fun outside in the beautiful weather

Courtney and I got to do our "normal" visiting, playing with the boys,
eating at McD together ~
and even got a "quiet talk on the couch" while the little guys took their nap.
Courtney then had a dr. appt ~
and I got to go get the older kids from school.
How fun is that!!!! 


It was fun to watch their afternoon routine of homework, snack,
pack lunches for tomorrow AND get to play and visit with them.



Oh Bailey!

Sisters ~ oh how precious they are.  


Grandma brought a special snack today ~
Oreo is celebrating their 100th birthday and of course
they have a special oreo for the occasion.


Um...found these in NC last weekend!  


Courtney, I so love being with YOU .....
and your precious kids....my awesome grandkids! 
Love our tradition and our friendship.